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Comment on What is God Like? by Ted Grimsrud

Ted Grimsrud — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 12:23:07 +0000

Thanks for the clarification, Tony. In my memory (I didn’t look it up), the Navy initially named the ship the “Corpus Christi” and then, in face of complaints, changed it to “The City of Corpus Christi.” That doesn’t really change your point–and my point would be about the comfort the military had with the initial name. But I do need to think about how best to make that point.

Comment on What is God Like? by Rev. Tony W. bouwmeester

Rev. Tony W. bouwmeester — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 08:32:32 +0000

Hi Ted.
Lest you be accused of some kind of excessive hyperbole please quote accurately.
The Trident sub is named “The USS City of Corpus Christi.”
Not sure if that makes things better or worse but at least it shows the sub is named after a city, and indirectly after the body of Christ.
Rev. Tony W. Bouwmeester.

Comment on (18) The Scandal of God’s Mercy—Jonah by Tem S.Imchen

Tem S.Imchen — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 11:14:22 +0000

There is a little bit of Jonah in us in that we tend to think exclusively, not concerned for the “other.” Jonah’s feeling was centripetal. He could not think out of the box. For him, God’s salvation was Jerusalem-centric. Though, he did not want to share the message of salvation with the Ninevites, God’s mercy saved him from certain death – the big fish in the Mediterranean Sea swallowing him and spewing out in the open just to fulfill the salvific plan of God! As a result, Yahweh not only saved the Israelite prophet but the Ninevites as well. That is inclusivism. God’s love for the “other” is emanating from His heart perennially. In fact, Jonah’s narrative is “a Gospel of Second Chance.” This has been one of my findings from my recent research – which looks into the Jonah narrative from a missiological perspective in the Hebrew Bible. Such a teaching is needed for the Church in the present days.
The above treatise on Jonah is relevant for the Christian Church today. God’s concern for everyone is singular, just and universal. Then, can we say like the prophet Amos said, “But let justice roll on like a river, righteousness like a never-failing stream!”(Amos 5:24). I appreciate your thoughts, Ted.

-Temjen, Serampore
Feb.9, 2012.

Comment on Pacifist Reflections on the Just War Tradition by Michael Snow

Michael Snow — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:48:04 +0000

I forgot to note that Augustine’s position grew from that of his mentor, Ambrose, who was to Augustine, the voice of an angel.

Comment on Pacifist Reflections on the Just War Tradition by Michael Snow

Michael Snow — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 02:45:34 +0000

Excellent. I agree that if ‘just war’ Christians would uphold their criteria, we would have a more peaceful world. Stanley Hauerwas. a pacifist, has an excellent new book, War and the American Difference: “War is a moral necessity for America…” it “is America’s central liturgical act…”
You also might find my book of interest, now in ebook format.

Blessings and Peace,
Mike Snow

Comment on About by Rick Holloway

Rick Holloway — Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:42:06 +0000

I am currently working on a Thesis at Houston Baptist University on the topic of a biiblically based concept of separation of Church and state. The church has a mandate, the state has a mandate and the christian cannot simutaneously participate in both when it comes to wielding the “sword”. Based in part on Romans 12 and 13. I look forward to reviewing all the material on your site, starting with ” A Yoderian Reading of Romans”.

Best regards,
In Christ-

Rick

Comment on John Howard Yoder and Contemporary Anabaptist Theology by Clyde Carson

Clyde Carson — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 02:42:46 +0000

What I hear you saying is that theology should be incarnational. I think this firmly plants it in the catholic tradition of the first thousand years. Embodied theology is not abstract. If we want to understand holiness then look to holy people. As an anabaptist I think you could see that as a person who practices their faith by following Jesus as their example. Jesus is God incarnate and God is love, and how Jesus conducted himself is the norm.

Best regards to Ted- Clyde Carson

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Comment on About by New Covenant Press

New Covenant Press — Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:32:09 +0000

Book announcement

Title: Blood Guilt : Christian Responses to America’s War on Terror

Ten years in the making, a recently published book takes a reflective look back at America’s War on Terror, and does so from a Christian perspective. “Blood Guilt” recounts a decade of Christian involvement in America’s first “war” of the twenty-first century. With virtually all American troops scheduled to be out of Iraq by the end of the year, many people are questioning whether the sacrifice was worth the cost in lives and resources. The author, however, asks a different, but more important question — one with spiritual significance: Why is it that those who claim to follow the Prince of Peace are the staunchest advocates of war than any other demographic group in America?

According to a 2003 Gallup poll, church-going Americans were more likely to support a war against Saddam Hussein than Americans with no faith. Mahatma Gandhi once observed, “The only people on earth who do not see Christ and his teachings as non-violent are Christians.” “Blood Guilt” examines why this is so. The book provides an answer as to why Christians have, for the most part, “lost their saltiness” when it comes to their witness against war (Luke 14:34-35).

For more details, including select quotes, the Introduction, and two complete chapters which can be downloaded and read on your computer, please visit New Covenant Press’s web site: http://covenant.nu

Publisher: New Covenant Press (http://covenant.nu)
Date of publication: Sept. 11, 2011
Chapters: 37
Pages: 534