Posted on Wed 14 May 2025 in Theology
Back in 2011, the Episcopal Diocese of New Hampshire had an Evangelism Toolkit for churches to use. This toolkit came in two parts:
Posted on Sun 11 May 2025 in Theology
I. Why come to church? Why take time to come here and worship God together? Couldn’t we experience God at home or on a hike? After all, God is everywhere and in those places too.
Maybe you came for the breakfast, but Sawyer’s has breakfast, too. Maybe you …
Posted on Wed 30 April 2025 in Theology
Back in March, Pastor Jon Hopkins and I were interviewed by Jesse Gillis of NH Peace Action about Christian Zionism. We covered a lot of topics, including the history of Christian Zionism and its roots a dispensational eschatology, a theology coming from a specific strand of American fundamentalism. We talked …
Posted on Thu 02 April 2020 in Theology
Palm tree with dates, Mount of Olives, 2020
In the Gospels, Jesus' followers cut palm branches for his way into Jerusalem. In the Bible, palm branches are associated with the celebration of the Festival of Booths or Sukkot (Lev. 23:40).
But the Festival of Booths is a fall festival …
Posted on Mon 23 March 2020 in Theology
At today's White House Coronavirus Task Force briefing, Vice President Mike Pence closed his remarks with the words "heal the land." This phrase has a lot of resonance among charismatic evangelical Christians. I'll explain:
The relevant verse here is 2 Chronicles 7:14, "If my people, which are called by …