This Week in Word from the Bird
The Church as Israel? Did Jews and Christians build the West? Disordered Loves? Paul and Thessalonica. Mike Winger Response Omnibus!
A new academic year approaches and I have much to do and prepare for, Gospel of Luke and Theology 101! But first, some substack posts …
Monday: Is the Church the New/True Israel? Part 2 (Free Sign-Ups)
I am continuing my dialogue with Matt Novenson about his essay on “Carnal Israel” and whether the church is the new/true Israel.
Tuesday: How Jews and Christians Built the West? (Aviary Members)
British journalist Melanie Phillips has a new book, The Builder’s Stone: How Jews and Christians Built the West – and Why Only They Can Save It. It has some good points, but several over-generalizations.
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Wednesday: Mike Bird - Live from Melbourne (Free Sign-Ups).
At 0830 Wednesday morning (Melbourne Time - Tuesday afternoon in the US), I’ll be going live to talk about J.D. Vance on Ordo Amoris. Are your loves in the right order?
Thursday: Paul and Thessalonica (Aviary Members)
A video, a written summary of 1-2 Thessalonians, and some recommended readings.
Friday: Mike Winger Response Videos (Aviary Members)
I’ll be posting in one location the big and smaller cut versions of my response to Mike Winger’s YouTube videos about women in the church.