[written while on mission, edited afterward. This was originally the second of two postings] Thursday night, on the eve of our departure from our mission site. I am feeling even more ersatz Baptist than usual, as our Cooperative Baptist Fellowship mission group now consists of two ELCA Lutherans and a UCC minister playing a Baptist… Continue reading Missions
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Tribal identities
I have been continuing to reflect on the sermon I delivered for Thomas Sunday. That message, that the disciples of Jesus could not draw their status from their proximity to Jesus, has been resonating with me in the political season. It’s hard not to draw our identity from our proximity to people we perceive as… Continue reading Tribal identities
Of History and Religion
Last week at our Cooperative Student Fellowship Student-led Bible study, we had some guests from another, charismatic-leaning campus ministry. They invited us to attend their Thursday-night event, the showing of a 30-minute film showing that the Bible is totally historically true. Husband of an historian that I am, I immediately asked, “well, it makes an… Continue reading Of History and Religion
25 Years at NPU
Here’s a little roasting powerpoint presentation Corey O’Brien and Jocie Phillips put together on the occasion of Dudley’s 25th year as the senior pastor at North Prospect Union Church: Get the Flash Player to see this content. UPDATE: Download original MOV here.