This Week in Word from the Bird

Posts for 19-23 June

Monday: Why Trinitarian Debates Really Do Matter! (Free Sign-Ups)
Guest post by Dr. Scott Harrower. Why do debates about the doctrine of the Trinity matter today? The answer is that these debates are central to the variety of theological cultures that they inhabit, shape and communicate.

Tuesday: This Week’s Cast Blast (Free Sign-Ups)
Ten minutes of audio on (1) Women as Pastors; (2) Christians and LGBTIQ Pride Month; and (3) The hideous history of slavery.

Wednesday: The Times and Crimes of Elegabulus (Free Sign-Ups)
I’ve been reading about the third-century Roman empire and one of the most enigmatic figures is the short-lived Syrian-born teenage emperor Elegabulus. A young man whom some historians think might have been a transgender emperor.

Thursday: Nijay Gupta on Philippians 2:6-11 (Free Sign-Ups)
I sat down with my partner in exegetical crime, Dr. Nijay Gupta, and we discuss the issues in Philippians 2:6-11.

Friday: Is "Tribal" Complementarianism Coherent? (Paid Subscribers)
There are some Complementarian networks that have such disparate beliefs about women and ministry among their members that the only unifying feature is that “As long as you restrict women from something you can be one of us.” I just find that weird.