Membership in Chicago Society for Biblical Research
07/Apr/13 11:32
Yesterday at University of Valparaiso I was voted to become a member of this select group of Biblical scholars from Chicagoland. Many thanks to Prof. Troy Martin (St Xavier University) for nominating me to membership in CSBR.
The intention of CSBR is to provide a platform for presenting current academic research in the field of Biblical Studies. Follow this link for details about the society.
The intention of CSBR is to provide a platform for presenting current academic research in the field of Biblical Studies. Follow this link for details about the society.
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Starting a New Year! - Rick Warren
29/Dec/11 11:26
As pastors we live with the constant tension between the ideal (our dream for our church) and the real (how things actually are). Here are 10 key points I want you to remember this coming year .Read more...
După ce s-a născut Isus
27/Dec/11 10:28
După nașterea lui Isus, la Ierusalim, au venit niște Magi din Răsărit. Această vizită a magilor relatată în Evanghelia după Matei surprinde reacția lui Irod și a celor din Ierusalim: tulburare. Cititorul este suprins să vadă lucrul acesta pentru că reacția așteptată ar trebui să fie cea a bucuriei, pentru că în sfârșit s-a născut Mesia. Dar atât regele poporului, cât și Marele Preot și cărturarii nu au această reacție. Dimpotrivă se simt amenințați. Această stare de fapt ne spune că omul poate fi deranjat de împlinirea promisiunilor lui Dumnezeu pentru că el adesea caută să folosească în folos propriu locul și răspunderile pe care le are în poporul lui Dumnezeu. Read more...
Being Taught about the Kingdom (2)
10/Dec/11 08:44
The Kingdom starts very small and outgrows everything. The mechanisms of growth are built in it. When the conditions are right, it grows. This our part: to plant, to water, and God makes it to grow; to hid the leaven in the flour and it will fill the whole bowl. These internal mechanisms give us hope and they keep us humble. The Kingdom does not grow because of us, but because of God. It is a privilege to be part of this expansion. Read more...
Being Taught about the Kingdom (1)
09/Dec/11 09:10
The ways of the Kingdom have to be grasped for being able to understand your place in it. The danger is that we think it works in a certain way, when it does not. Jesus taught his disciples to become scribes in knowing all what is necessary about the Kingdom.Read more...
The identity of the Church - Prayer
08/Dec/11 07:07
By prayer, the people of God expresses their communion with God. Jesus' disciples were taught how to pray. Through the prayer taught by Jesus, the Church aligns itself to the will of God. Praising the heavenly Father, asking for the coming of his kingdom, and for the daily bread, offering and receiving forgiveness, releasing from the power of evil are the main elements of Jesus' mission. Read more...
The identity of the Church - Breaking of Bread
07/Dec/11 05:53
Sharing a meal with somebody is a sign of communion and friendship. The Lord's Supper in Early Church was part of a meal. Communion and friendship was the social context for the breaking of bread. This somehow technical way of portraying the Lord Supper underlies the drama of salvation. Read more...
The Identity of the Church - Brotherly Relationships
06/Dec/11 14:23
The members of the Church call themselves brothers and sisters. Why? Because they have the same Father. When somebody believes/accepts the incarnated Word, the Son of God as his/her Savior and Lord, he/she receives the right to call himself/herself a child of God. That person enters into God's family, Jesus Christ being the older brother, the Son by excellence. Read more...
The Identity of the Church - The Apostles' Teaching
06/Dec/11 06:31
The identity of the Church
Acts 2:42 gives us right from the beginning the basic structure of Church's identity. We do not have there an order of worship, but some elements which show the Church as it is seen from the outside. The elements of theaching, relationships, breaking of bread and prayer give the Church the unique nature.
Read more...
Acts 2:42 gives us right from the beginning the basic structure of Church's identity. We do not have there an order of worship, but some elements which show the Church as it is seen from the outside. The elements of theaching, relationships, breaking of bread and prayer give the Church the unique nature.
Read more...
Attitudes and Values
26/Oct/11 18:52
You did good, but you have been misunderstood. You served others, you helped them and those who saw it turned against you. Why is it so? Your actions, your words brought restoration, and people rejected you. This is a common experience. What is the reason for it? Read more...
Democracy, Apple and Us
09/Dec/10 11:51
Free exchange of ideas; the heart of a democratic society. We are in defense of human life, marriage and religious freedom.
Your Main Point of Reference
07/Dec/10 18:01
In the Christian worldview the main point of reference for every human being is God. The humankind, being created into the image of God, is a group of beings who live their lives in relationships. We are embodied beings who experience the surrounding world by our bodies and their senses. The human being is a relational being and that is why, it is not able to establish his/her own life in their own resources. We will always long for somebody who is outside of us.
Read more...Love, for a strong heart
05/Dec/10 00:45
We all know from our experiences that our relationships have a saying about how we feel. If our relationships are healthy we are feeling well and our health is strong. If our relationships hurt we are not well and our health is in danger.
The more you love others the stronger your heart is. If you follow the example of God, the way he loved us, your growing love for others will lead to the holiness of heart. The human being lives at his/her full potential only when he/she loves others as God loves them. So, make sure that you have solved everything which can hinder you to love others. It is for your own good and your powerful witness.
Signs of wisdom
19/Oct/10 11:46
Every decision somebody made has consequences. It is the same with the decision to follow Christ. The joy of salvation is generated by the radical change brought in by Christ and Holy Spirit. You experience forgiveness, justification, and begin to walk in the newness of life. But soon after that something unexpected happen. Your previous friends turn against you. Read more...
Justification and Renewal
24/Aug/10 16:22
The ‘justification and renewal’ of the west, therefore, will come only when justice, order and peace are in one way or another restored, when past guilt is thereby ‘forgiven,’ when it is no longer imagined that what has been done can be undone by means of punitive measures and reprisals, and when the Church of Jesus Christ, as the fountain-head of all forgiveness, justification and renewal, is given room to do her work among the nations. The guilt of the apostasy from Christ is a guilt which is shared in common by the entire western world, however greatly degree of the offense may vary. The justification and the renewal must therefore likewise be shared in common by the whole of the west. No attempt can succeed which aims at saving the west while excluding one of the western nations.
(D. Bonhoeffer, Ethics, 119.)
(D. Bonhoeffer, Ethics, 119.)
Living a Secure Life
22/Aug/10 07:37
