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One Illustration – Two Points
Though it’s been over 20 years, I remember with clarity a college professor’s powerful illustration about the nature of Christian ministry. This professor, also a long-time minister and volunteer...
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What a Shame!
Essentially any book on New Testament backgrounds will include some description of the cultural values of honor and shame. For a full and admirable treatment of the subject, see David deSilva’s Honor,...
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He Didn’t Have To. He Chose To.
I recently had the privilege of spending several days in Rome. Among many important sites, the most interesting to me was the ruins of Rome’s ancient harbor city, Ostia (you can take a virtual visit...
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“…and many other women”
“…and many other women” Luke 8:1-3 reads as follows: “Soon afterwards he went on through cities and villages, proclaiming and bringing the good news of the kingdom of God. The twelve were with him, as...
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Women Evangelists in Acts
“On that day a great persecution broke out against the church in Jerusalem, and all except the apostles were scattered throughout Judea and Samaria. Godly men buried Stephen and mourned deeply for him....
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Forgotten Sisters
Many readers of The CBE Scroll will be familiar with the tendency of some modern English Bible translations to render the Greek word “brothers” (adelphoí) as “brothers and sisters,” “believers,” or...
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The Guilty Pair
In a recent blog at newlife.id.au/christian-theology/blaming-eve-alone/, The CBE Scroll’s own Margaret Mowczko has written a piece titled, “Blaming Eve Alone,” in which she summarizes an article by...
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“Then Esther Spoke”
I vividly remember an energetic retelling of the story of Esther at a youth conference when I was a teenager. This performance of Esther highlighted the well-known 4:14b, “And who knows but that you...
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The Christian Walk
Some readers of The CBE Scroll will be surprised to learn of the variety of strongly-held opinions regarding who has the right of way when hiking. Hikers with an opinion are evenly divided between two...
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