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 To Life! Death and the Afterlife in Ancient Hebrew Religion

Sheol - the netherworld - holds no comforts or prospects of future life. This effectively cuts short any possibility of a hopeful end to one's life. Does the Old Testament offer any hope beyond the grave? Does the Hebrew Bible have a theology of resurrection? Or, is resurrection in conflict with the dominant message of the Old Testament? »MORE

Eschatology: May 8, 2008 | Comments (0)

 Where's Jesus? The Significance of the Ascension

Where is Jesus? The short answer: Heaven. Unfortunately, our preconceptions of heaven get in the way of understanding what the early church meant in its confession of Jesus' ascension to heaven. Too often, we focus on the question: Where is heaven? A better question is: What is heaven? Jesus is not "somewhere in a galaxy, far, far away." »MORE

Christology: May 5, 2008 | Comments (0)

 Sage Wisdom from a Seasoned Theologian

Hall calls us to a thinking faith that voraciously desires to understand, yet embraces the importance of doubt and uncertainty in the life of faith. We can understand the longing for certitude, but biblical religion does not offer certitude. Any kind of finality is nothing but a lie. "God offers us an alternative to certitude. It is called trust." »MORE

Leadership: April 28, 2008 | Comments (0)

 Freedom from the Fear of Death

Western Christians, following Augustine's lead, assume that death is God's doing - God's punishment for sin - and therefore, God's will. In Eastern perspective, death is God's enemy, a great evil, a perversion, a corrupting parasite on God's good creation. The fear of death is used by evil powers to deceptively destroy the works of God. Only resurrection is the remedy! »MORE

Gospel: April 18, 2008 | Comments (2)

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