"The gospel is social as well as personal." – Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Wow. Hello. It has been more than six months since I last posted on here. And that last series isn't even finished yet. I'll probably finish the Thurman series as individual posts and not as a connected series. Today, I want to talk about John 6. In this passage, Jesus tells his disciples that if … Continue reading The Significance of Jesus’s Body and Blood
Such obedience, as mandated in Romans 13, is complicated when the rule of law established by the authorities is one that denies the humanity of a particular group of people--the disinherited--or that requires them to break one of God's commands, i.e. Shiphrah and Puah. In choosing which law to disobey, to lie to the officials or to kill the babies, surely they must have determined that it was better to obey God than the evil command.
Photo by Kat Jayne on Pexels.com "Who do you say I am?" Matt. 16:15, New International Version This is the theme verse to this series on hermeneutics: the interpretation of scripture. Whether directly or indirectly, our individual and communal hermeneutics answer the above question. Who do we say Jesus is, in our words and actions? … Continue reading “Who Do You Say I Am?” – On Fear
I kid you not when I say this will be the title of my dissertation (or, maybe just the theme). This post is my first in a series in which I attempt to connect the theologian Howard Thurman to the concept of hermeneutics. Chapter One of Thurman's book Jesus and the Disinherited concerns this very … Continue reading I. “Who Do You Say I Am?” Hermeneutics and Christian Social Activism
Hello dear ones Dear friends Hi again, (One day I will come up with an appropriate greeting for potential readers. Alas, today is not that day.) I must have been out of school for far too long, because I have assigned myself a book report... As an academic person, my research interest has always been … Continue reading Introduction: Thurman’s “Jesus and the Disinherited” and the Subjective Nature of the Human Hermeneutic
What's up? So long, no write! I decided to change this blog's settings so that the content automatically posts to my professional/theological Facebook page, which I normally wouldn't post about, except it will result in a significant departure from the content I usually post. My hope has always been to write more in-depth theological posts, … Continue reading Christ, Class, and Coffee is now H. Rebekah Keazer, M.Div
Acts 26:14b, NLT - "Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is useless for you to fight against my will." In Acts 26, Paul faces King Herod Agrippa II, Festus (the procurator of Judea), and a host of Roman and Jewish nobility for a trial before he finally defends himself before Caesar's court. Paul … Continue reading Acts 26:14 – “My Way’s Cloudy”
Acts 15:10-11: "So then, why do you now want to put God to the test by laying a load on the backs of the believers which neither our ancestors nor we ourselves were able to carry? No! We believe and are saved by the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they are." Peter says … Continue reading Saved by Grace Through Faith in Jesus Christ – Acts 15
Hello readers! I promise I didn't mean to make this another series. But fasting, prayer, and discernment seem to be a theme in the book of Acts. Here are some verses: Acts 13:2-3: "As they were worshipping the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said, 'Set apart for me Barnabas and Saul for the work … Continue reading Fasting, Prayer, and Discernment: “Seek the Lord for Wisdom”, Pt. 2
Joel 2:28-29: "Then afterward I will pour out my spirit on all flesh; your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, your old men shall dream dreams, and your young men shall see visions. Even on the male and female slaves, in those days, I will pour out my spirit." Acts 11:15-18: "'And as I began … Continue reading Acts 11/Joel 2: Pouring Out the Spirit
