This Week in Word from the Bird

Posts for 10-15 May

Monday: Abusive Mothers: The Unspoken Side of Domestic Violence (Free Sign Ups)
Domestic and Family Violence (DFV) is an endemic scourge in our society. It should be widely known that men are the main perpetrators and women and children are the main victims. It’s bad, it’s terrible, it’s demonic. It happens in churches too, even in ministry families. But if there is one side to DFV that people don’t like to talk about, it is women as perpetrators of violence against their own children. Sadly, I have childhood experience in this area.

Tuesday: What is Jewish Monotheism and Why It Matters (Free Sign Ups)
Were the ancient Jews “monotheists” (belief in one God) or merely “henotheists” (belief in one supreme God among many gods)? Here’s a video explaining the issues!

Wednesday: Filled and Baptized by the Spirit (Subscribers).
What does it mean in Luke-Acts to be “filled” and “baptized” with the Spirit? I take you through the basic meaning of these terms.

Thursday: Conversations with Aimee Byrd (Free Sign-Ups)
A video chat with Aimee Byrd about her new book The Sexual Reformation.

Friday: Why I wrote a book about Religious Freedom (Free Sign-Ups)
My book Religious Freedom in a Secular Age is now out, so here’s a short 2-minute video I made about write I wrote it and why I think it matters.