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The Bible Is More Than the Sum of Its Books
Please take a moment to celebrate and support Mark Gignilliat by reading his latest article featured on Christianity Today. We’re honored to have Mark at The Advent. The Bible Is More Than the Sum of Its Books
Fall Forums @ The Five
Join us this Fall as we discuss evangelism (how to share the gospel of Jesus Christ with other people). Sessions will both build on each other and stand alone. Come to any or all! No need to sign up – just show up! Sundays: September 15, October 20, November 17 at 6:15 p.m. in Clingman […]
Advent Hosts EFAC Annual Conference
Evangelical Fellowship in the Anglican Communion will hold its 2019 EFAC-USA Annual Conference at the Advent, Tuesday-Friday, November 5-8. The conference theme is The Word of God Does the Work of God. The main speaker will be Vaughan Roberts, Rector of St. Ebbe’s Church, Oxford, and Director of The Proclamation Trust. Other speakers include the […]
Registration open: Fall 2019 Conferences
Beeson Divinity School’s annual Anglican Theology Conference will focus on the Jewish Roots of Christianity September 24-25. Speakers are leading scholars who will present cutting-edge results from recent work. Register here >> Evangelical Fellowship in the Anglican Communion (EFAC) will host a conference at the Advent November 5-8. The conference is “The Word of God […]
Dean’s Bulletin Board 3.18.2019
An interesting interview with Michael McClymond on universalism (the belief that everyone is saved in the end). This once minority and un-orthodox position is now widely held in mainline denominations (ours especially) and even some evangelicals are jumping onboard. McClymond accurately states the problem when he says: “Universalism isn’t just a theological mistake. It’s also […]
Fleming Rutledge: Why Being ‘Spiritual’ Is Never Enough
Americans increasingly identify as “spiritual but not religious.” Radical faith goes beyond both. by Fleming Rutledge in Christianity Today | May 2018 We hear a good deal today about “the triumph of the human spirit.” Books and movies about disasters are frequently marketed as triumphs of the human spirit, even though they often portray examples […]
Jesus Showed Up in My Anatomy Lab
What dissecting bodies taught me about the passion story and life after death. Kathleen G. Tallman| Christianity Today, April 20, 2018 I sigh and look at the remains on the table in front of me: a pile of bones, muscles, ligaments, and organs. They are signs of dissecting, learning, and integrating knowledge. At the end […]
Saint Patrick’s Bad Analogies (for Theology Geeks)
What Are the Talents?
A Word from Deborah Leighton in the February 4 Adventurer Recently, I have been pondering two separate but related passages from Scripture as I discern God’s will for this particular season of my life. In the parable of the talents (Matthew 25), the master clearly represents God, and we are likened to the servants. But what […]
The Idolatry of Worry
A Word from Canon Smalley in the January 28, 2018 Adventurer I’m afraid to admit how much I worry, what I worry about, and the control it exerts on my life. I also have the feeling that I’m not alone in this. Jesus addresses our fears, anxieties, and concerns with some regularity. Part of it […]