My Friend Dorothy Died Recently: I Think She Was a Saint While there is no clear equivalent in NT Greek to our word ‘saint’, the early traditions of the church developed a way of talking about particularly notable Christian leaders as ‘saints’. It became a practice of the … [Read more...] about My Friend Dorothy Died Recently: I Think She Was A Saint [11/11/17]
Essays/Notes
The Gospel and the Mission of the Church [7-4-16]
"The Gospel and Mission of the Church: Signs of the Church's True Identity", McKendree Pastoral Review, Dec. 1995 (Vol. XII, Nos. 2 & 3), pp. 39-54. Friends: In the fall of 1994 I gave a lecture at Christian Theological Seminary's annual Focus on Ministry, a … [Read more...] about The Gospel and the Mission of the Church [7-4-16]
The Church as Ark of Salvation
Originally written for a seminar on this topic at Community Christian Church in Richardson, TX on 2-22-2004. Published as two essays in Encounter, two parts in 2004, appears as Chapter 4 in my On Being the Church of Jesus Christ in Tumultuous Times (Cascade Books, 2005). Previous … [Read more...] about The Church as Ark of Salvation
Salvation: Mapping the Salvific Themes in Christian Faith
This essay was written as a chapter on 'salvation' in a collection of theological essays by Disciples of Christ theologians for an introductory text in theology, Chalice Introduction to Disciples Theology, ed. Peter Goodwin Heltzel (St. Louis, MO: Chalice Press, 2008) pp. … [Read more...] about Salvation: Mapping the Salvific Themes in Christian Faith
Spiritual Formation and Christian Discourse: The Shaping Power of Christian Discourse
An address given in August 2007 at a Stone-Campbell Conference on Spiritual Formation at Speedway Church of Christ, Speedway, IN, the reverend Kent Ellett pastor. Reposted now in February 2015 due to some technical difficulties on this website. Spiritual Formation and … [Read more...] about Spiritual Formation and Christian Discourse: The Shaping Power of Christian Discourse