This Week in Word from the Bird

Posts for 17-21 January

Monday: Luke and Salvation - Part 2 (Subscribers)
Luke clearly is the evangelist with a big concern for the poor, women, widows, outsiders, outcasts, which translates into an obvious application for similar concerns today and even amounts to support for projects that we might call works of charity and social justice. However, Luke also believed in eternal life, the future kingdom of God, deliverance from the demonic, the dangers of a final judgment, saving one’s soul from hell, and the need to have one’s sins pardoned.

Tuesday: Introducing the Seven Things I Wish Christians Knew Podcast (Free Sign-ups).
Thanks to the Eternity Podcast Network, there is now a podcast based on my book Seven Things About the Bible I Wish All Christians Knew, great episodes and some great conversations with guests like Peter Williams, Aimee Byrd, Andrew Judd, Lyn Kidson, Brian Rosner, and Megan Curlis-Gibson.

Wednesday: Is there “Evangelicalism” after American Tribalism (Free Sign-ups).
I came across something very moving which Cyprian wrote during an early stage of the Decian persecution, but it has obvious relevance for the churches of North Africa, North Asia, and the Middle East today.

Friday: John Stackhouse on How to Fix American Evangelicalism (Free Sign-Ups).
Don’t miss out on this interview with Canadian Theologian John Stackhouse on what evangelicalism, what’s worth keeping, and what needs to be fixed!