There have been predictions that 2012 is the year the world will end. The return of Jesus is the hope of the Church and no book deals this truth more expansively than the book of Revelation. We’ll share with you two ways that the Church can reclaim Revelation.
Last week’s outbreak of deadly tornadoes across the Midwest and South have left some people questioning the will of God in these times of tragedy. What does the bible say about this and how are we to respond? We asked several Asbury Seminary professors “are natural disasters the will of God.” Read more to see their thought-provoking answers.
Here is Dr. Ben Witherington giving us a biblical perspective on women’s roles in ministry and in the family. He explains women’s roles in the first century world, how that changed once Jesus came along
Seedbed is pleased to announce the launch of Seven Minute Seminary, a resourcing initiative designed to provide theological, biblical and practical insight for reflection and application in the every day world. We’re tapping some of the best scholars and practitioners available to us for this project. Today features biblical scholar, Ben Witherington III. Send us topics & issues you would like to see addressed in future editions. Watch for a new edition every Wednesday.
The formation of children is the formation of the future, the shaping of history. Catherine the Great of Russia is a perfect example of this. Noted missions expert and author, Dr. Howard Snyder, explains how her life holds a timely lesson for us today about spiritual formation.
This post is a follow-up to last week’s post entitled: Why Abstinence Isn’t Working In America. University Minister Guy Chmieleski explains why celibacy and discipleship could help us maintain our “sexual sanity.” Guy defines discipleship and poses some difficult questions that are essential to consider to fight sexual sin.
Remarks by John Piper that Christianity is a masculine religion have stirred a heated debate across the web. Pastor Matt O’Reilly offers some encouragement for men and women who are struggling with the implications of this assessment.
Join the Seedbed Community in our Spring Lenten-Easter Reader. Here’s how to get involved. There’s still time to get a copy at 85% off. $1 each!! Read more to see all the features surrounding this edition.
There are several common things we do that can add up to make a big negative impact on our lives. Asbury Seminary’s Vice President of Community Formation shares 9 things that you have probably done, that you should watch out for.
How do you see the Holy Spirit at work in the world today? In part five of this series, we feature the dynamic answers of Ben Witherington III, Al Gordon, Stuart Townend, Thomas Oord, and Amy Oden.
Ben Witherington III– Professor at Asbury Theological Seminary, author of more than 30 books, and elected member of the prestigious Studiorum Novi Testamenti Societas.
“On where do I see the Holy Spirit working, I would say in the Middle East. Muslims are having vivid dreams of Issah, Jesus, even Muslims who’ve never read a Bible or had real contact with Christians. The Spirit is up to something, undercover, behind the scenes, imperceptibly, but nonetheless definitely.”
Al Gordon –Services Pastor at Holy Trinity Brompton and co-founder of Worship Central, an international worship training and resource center.
“Here in the UK and in other parts of the world where we are working, I see the Holy Spirit searching for servants […]
Preparing for a class on Christian doctrine, I’ve been perusing the great artists, to see what they have to say about the Christian faith. Painters, for better or worse, do theology and even biblical interpretation when they set brush to canvas. One painting in the “better” category I keep coming back to is “The Garden of Eden” (1828), by Thomas Cole.
The painting’s a helpful theological corrective for many of us, focusing our eyes not on the first sin, but on the gift of creation itself. Cole lets us breathe some of Eden’s air without rushing to the temptation and fall. As befits a painter, Cole accomplishes this visually. Typical of a Hudson River School artist, his landscape is enormous, and may not even feature the tree of the knowledge of good and evil at all. When visually represented, the garden story often hinges around the prohibition, and paintings of Adam […]
From the Seedbed vault circa 2008.
Author and speaker Shane Claiborne sits down with JD Walt and discusses how the words of Jesus are foundational to his faith. In the final installment of this series, Claiborne explains what it means to live as a red letter Christian.
Want to see more of Shane Claiborne? Here’s part one and part two.
