This Week in Word from the Bird

Posts for 14-17 June

Monday: Politics, Power, and Pentecostals (Free Sign-Ups)
Australia had its first Pentecostal prime minister. What did we learn about Pentecostalism, power, and politics? Was Hillsong secretly trying to take over the Australian government?

Tuesday: Jewish Monotheism - Part 3 (Free Sign-Ups).
The third and final video/audio about Jewish Monotheism. This time, an interview with Dr. Matthew Lynch of Regent College.

Wednesday: Ephesians as Pauline Halakhah (Free Sign-Ups).
This semester I’ve been teaching through Paul’s letter to the Ephesians and I was once again struck by the prevalence of the “walking” language that appears across the letter.

Friday: Open Communion (Paid Subscribers)
The Episcopal Church (TEC) in the USA is currently considering a proposal to drop the requirement for those who receive communion to be baptized. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? I have some thoughts!