This Week in Word from the Bird

The Church as the New Israel? Christian View of Immigration. Colossians 1:15-20. Elected in Christ. Anglican vs. Catholic!

I’m having fun on holidays doing mini-gulf, going for bush walks, river swims, cooking paella, and made a few videos. But this week is going to be a contra mundum (against the world) kind of week where I offer critiques of both Matt Novenson on Paul within Judaism and Mike Winger on Complementarianism.

Monday: Is the Church the New/True Israel? Part 1 (Free Sign-Ups)
In dialogue with Matt Novenson, we look at his essay on “Carnal Israel” and whether the church is the new/true Israel.

Tuesday: Is There a Christian View of Immigration? (Aviary Members)
The immigration and refugee challenges are different in every part of the world, so the solution is not the same everywhere. I do not want to over-generalize, but what is a Christian view of the world’s immigration crisis?

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Wednesday: Colossians 1:15-20 - Poetic Christology (Free Sign-Ups).
My paraphrase of Colossians 1:15-20 from the forthcoming Lexham Interpreter’s Bible on Paul’s captivity epistles

Thursday: Elected in Christ (Aviary Members)
I certainly place myself in the Calvinist tradition - hey, I’ve read Ephesians 1! - but I’m becoming increasingly convinced that God’s plan and purposes, divine decrees and determinations, can never be abstracted apart from God’s purposes in Christ.

Friday: Anglican or Catholic? (Aviary Members)
ANTA Video: Dr. Mike Bird and Tom N.T. Wright take us on a deeply personal journey through their denominational journeys in today's episode of the podcast. From Anglican roots to Catholic insights, they explore the rich tapestry of Christian traditions and reflect on how faith evolves across life’s seasons.