This Week in Word from the Bird

Posts for 14-18 Aug

Monday: Barbie Movie Review (Free Sign-Ups)
Barbie: The Movie was funny, a great critique of patriarchy, but I think the movie’s overall message was not positive for male-female relationships.

Tuesday: Evangelicals and Politics - Part 1 (Free Sign-Ups)
I had the pleasure of interviewing Patrick Schreiner, Kaitlyn Schiess, and Con Campbell about their respective books on Evangelicals, the Bible, and (American) Politics.

Wednesday: What was it like to Be a Christian in the first century? (Free Sign-Ups)
What was it like to be a Christian in the first century? What was it like to go to church in Antioch with Barnabas, in Corinth with Apollos, or in Rome with Priscilla and Aquilla? It’s a fascinating question because it is a complex question.

Friday: Nordic Bishops' Statement on Human Sexuality (Paid Subscribers)
When I think about leading Catholic theology of sexuality, I don’t normally think of Nordic countries, i.e., Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland. However, the Scandanavian Bishop’s Conference recently released a letter upholding the “embodied integrity of personhood” against modern ideologies of gender and sexuality. It gives us much to think about!