The Ephesians Study Plan encouraged us last month to become aware of the images and metaphors in Paul’s letter. This might be one of the most important bits of ’marinating in Ephesians’ that we can do, because metaphors function atRead more…
Major Priorities In Eradicating Bible Poverty
Great paper but am not sure I know where the abstract actually ends so I think it will good to have the connecting sub head demarcate where it ends and the subsequent subheads like ‘BARRIER’ etc. Another thing is IRead more…
Mission in the Psalms and the Psalms in Mission
12 May 2010 saw the public launch of the Centre for the Study of Bible and Mission, a new Redcliffe College initiative aiming to serve the Church by engaging in research, teaching, writing and speaking on mission in the Bible,Read more…
You Say Up, I Say Yesterday
This link is to an interesting article on research about the connection between language and thought/worldview. The findings certainly have implications for translation, interpretation and cross-cultural communication.
A Pergunta de Isaque para a Igreja Moderna
“Então Isaque perguntou a Abraão, seu pai: Eis aqui o fogo e a lenha, mas onde está o cordeiro para o holocausto?”. – Gênesis 22.7 Um dos textos mais impactantes e conhecidos do Antigo Testamento é a narrativa deRead more…
Primary Themes of Ephesians
The book of Ephesians is our focus during the Cape Town 2010 Congress. Below are some of the themes in Ephesians that the expositors team has been discussing. We encourage you to join the conversation with your own perspective onRead more…
The Work of Unity
As I have been seeking to be transformed by Ephesians, I find the most challenging command to be the one in Ephesians 4:3 – “Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.” IRead more…
Missionary Spirituality Part 2
Follow up from my last post. As a missionary, “What has been your greatest spiritual struggle?”
Missionary Theology
Following a modified version of the New Encyclopaedia Britannica, Christian theology may be defined as the attempt by Christians to make reasoned, Bible based, Christ centred, but culture sensitive, consistent, systematic statements, explicating the faith and its basis, placed withinRead more…
Bible Understanding:Text and Cultural Context
1. Bible Availability2. Bible Awareness3. Bible Use4. Bible Understanding5. Bible Engagement “Does Christ protect Christians from witchcraft? Can a Christian become a witch or do witchcraft without even meaning to?” This discussion at a Scripture Engagement workshop in CôteRead more…