Category: Theology
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Catholic priest uses wrong word for 26 years. Baptisms invalidated
A Catholic priest in Arizona used the wrong word when performing baptisms for over a quarter of a century. Now his diocese is saying that the baptisms are invalid. The issue is that the priest, the Revered Andres Arango was saying “we baptize you” when he was supposed to say “I baptize you.” The Catholic…
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NYT suggests evangelicalism needs to be more liberal to save itself
David Brooks had a piece in the New York Times under the headline: “The Dissenters Trying to Save Evangelicalism From Itself.” Brooks talks of the divide within evangelicalism. Early in the article, Brooks suggests: “There have been three big issues that have profoundly divided them: the white evangelical embrace of Donald Trump, sex abuse scandals…
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The Word became flesh and dwelt among us. Studying John 1:14
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. -John 1:14 In his commentary on John, the late New Testament Grant Osborne says of this verse “In my opinion, this is the single greatest sentence…
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Apple juice for communion? Why we can’t do communion our own way
27 Whoever, therefore, eats the bread or drinks the cup of the Lord in an unworthy manner will be guilty concerning the body and blood of the Lord. 28 Let a person examine himself, then, and so eat of the bread and drink of the cup. 29 For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body eats…
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The only resolution that matters for 2022
Originally published December 31, 2014 At the beginning of each year, millions of Americans make new year’s resolutions. Common resolutions include eating healthier, saving more money, quitting smoking, or learning a new skill. All of those are great things. But the reason why we create new year’s resolutions is because there are areas in our…
Josh Benner 