Monthly Archives: May 2012

The Fortress on the Elah

Posted on May 29, 2012 by theoutwardquest

­It looks like my access to Wi-Fi will be iffy for the next week.  So here is something for any who care about archeology and Israel’s history to chew on for a while. In a couple recent posts I have provide links … Continue reading →

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The lectionary and the rest of the Bible

Posted on May 27, 2012 by theoutwardquest

Mainline Protestant preachers often follow the Revised Standard Lectionary.  It gives them four Bible readings for every Sunday of the year.  It follows a three-year cycle, years A, B, and C.  There are many advantages to the lectionary.  It follows the church … Continue reading →

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Psalm 104-the glad heart of God

Posted on May 25, 2012 by theoutwardquest

Today I have three more verses of Psalm 104 to contemplate. They all have to do with how God made a world that gives us pleasure and gives him pleasure. First, vs. 15 which says: “Wine that makes glad the … Continue reading →

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Psalm 104-His creatures fill the earth

Posted on May 24, 2012 by theoutwardquest

I have said a prayer over a deceased pet on occasion. Children and adults have animals they care about. The majority of prayer requests in a grade school youth group were about pets and grandparents. I interpret Philippians 4:6 as … Continue reading →

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Marriage without benefit of the county clerk

Posted on May 23, 2012 by theoutwardquest

Marriage has been in the news a lot lately.  People probably think clergy are all strong defenders of marriage as currently practiced.  But some of us have become uncomfortable with our expected role in weddings and registering marriages with the … Continue reading →

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Pdalm 104-Creation and boundaries

Posted on May 22, 2012 by theoutwardquest

Boundaries Training is a workshop ministers in my denomination must take every few years. It is a response to the problem of clergy abuse that everybody knows about in the Catholic Church, but which also occurs in other churches and in … Continue reading →

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Psalm 104-the Spirit, the giver of life

Posted on May 21, 2012 by theoutwardquest

This coming Sunday is Pentecost on our church calendar. Psalm 104 is one of the readings and a favorite Psalm of mine. This week I will have a few posts on this psalm. I’m not going to start on another … Continue reading →

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More on archeology at Khirbet Qeiyafa

Posted on May 18, 2012 by theoutwardquest

John Hobbins at Ancient Hebrew Poetry has more on the implications of the finds at Khirbet Qeiyafa, including a link to my discussion of Adam Welch on Deuteronomy 12. Last week I mentioned a press conference that made more claims about the finds … Continue reading →

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Four Views-Conclusion and final thoughts

Posted on May 18, 2012 by theoutwardquest

Bruce Demarest, the editor of Four Views on Christian Spirituality, writes the conclusion. He is from an evangelical Presbyterian background. He used to be a missionary and now is a seminary teacher. He seems more critical of the non-evangelical views … Continue reading →

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Four Views-Evangelical spirituality as lived conversion

Posted on May 17, 2012 by theoutwardquest

The book I have been reading and blogging about, Four Views on Christian Spirituality, has an evangelical audience in mind. So it is fitting that the last and longest of the view essays is by Evan Howard presenting evangelical Protestant … Continue reading →

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