En los 繳ltimos d穩as se ha dicho y escrito mucho sobre Cuba. La muerte de Fidel Castro ha originado un sin fin de perspectivas sobre su legado, sobre la Revoluci籀n Cubana y sobre el bello pa穩s de Cuba en general. En lo personal, he tenido el privilegio de viajar a Cuba en trece ocasiones, de convivir con much穩simos cubanos en diferentes contextos y de hacer una investigaci籀n sobre la educaci籀n teol籀gica en Cuba. Me gustar穩a resaltar que en Cuba ha habido un avivamiento espiritual por much穩simos a簽os en donde el Esp穩ritu Santo ha estado obrando poderosamente a lo largo de la isla. El crecimiento de la iglesia ha sido tal que muchas denominaciones no se dan abasto en la preparaci籀n de l穩deres y en el discipulado de los nuevos creyentes.
El evangelio seg繳n San Juan empieza con una declaraci籀n asombrosa que describe el origen del universo y nos da una descripci籀n de Jesucristo: En el principio era el Verbo, y el Verbo era con Dios, y el Verbo era Dios. Este era en el principio con Dios. Todas las cosas por 矇l fueron hechas, y sin 矇l nada de lo que ha sido hecho, fue hecho (Juan 1:1-3) ...
Its time we stopped reading, buying, and recommending The Message. We who hold to a high view of Scripturethat the Bible is the very word of God, inspired by God, inerrant in all it affirmsneed to carefully reconsider our use of The Message. There actually wouldnt be a problem at all if The Message were sold and treated as an interpretation of the Bible, or an expansive reading of the Bible. But as long as The Message continues to be marketed and used by preachers and teachers as a Bible translation, it is imperative that we ask the question of whether it is an accurate translation or not. I believe that the answer to this question is: The Message is not an accurate translation of what the original authors wrote.
Todos somos Marcos se convirti籀 en una popular frase en M矇xico y en muchos lugares del mundo. El primero de enero de 1994 el denominado Ej矇rcito Zapatista de Liberaci籀n Nacional inici籀 una lucha armada en el estado de Chiapas en el sur de M矇xico. El subcomandante Marcos era el l穩der de este movimiento que buscaba justicia, trabajo justo y equitativo entre otras demandas b獺sicas. El subcomandante Marcos se convirti籀 en un personaje carism獺tico y enigm獺tico porque ten穩a un pasamonta簽as que cubr穩a su identidad. Para protegerlo y para identificarse con las demandas de este movimiento muchas personas empezaron a decir todos somos Marcos y de esta manera borrar las diferencias entre esta persona y ellos mismos ...
Images of extreme poverty motivate those with financial resources to donate their money to help alleviate poverty; or that is what the producers of the images hope occurs. However, reducing the terrible and often deadly ramifications of poverty is not as simple as signing the ONE petition or buying RED products (both of which I have done). The problem is also not as straightforward as the global 1% of wealth (the haves) giving of their means as handouts to the have-nots. The position of wealth in the Global West often leads to a mentality that says we know what is best for the Global Rest we assume that if they just do what we did then they will get the same results. However, this classification of foreign aid ignores the resources of the Global Poor and their local churches, and instead creates an unhealthy dependency on handouts undermining the dignity of the materially poor, while their poverty is actually deepened by the very churches and organizations that are trying to help them (Fikkert & Mask, From Dependence to Dignity, 2015, p. 20) ...
Who has God brought into your life to teach you the Bible and help you grow in your faithfulness in following after Christ? Is it your pastor? Are there also others who have taught you the Scriptures, or who are teaching your friends or family members? In most churches, the Bible is being taught in a variety of places to different groups of different ages and stages of life. From childrens classes to youth group settings, to small group ministries, throughout the week Gods Word is opened and studied in churches around the world. This is one of the most powerful agents for change in our lives ...
At a recent luncheon, the Talbot faculty were reminded about the culture of academia, a culture that permeates Christian universities as well. The typical academic conducts research by herself or himself alone. Any paper or book that results may be reviewed by colleagues, but still the research is the product of one mind alone. Sometimes there are books that contain contributions by various researchers, but each article typically has also a single author. There are exceptions to the rulebooks or articles that are co-authored. They are still exceptions, though, and not the rule ...
In light of Holocaust Remembrance Week and Holocaust Remembrance Day on May 5, professor Rick Langer shares what a swastika means to him. ... Likewise, the swastika, the twisted cross, is a distillation of all of Nazism. It proclaims racial purity and narratives of supermen and lives unworthy of living. Its jagged arms encompass a thousand crimes both large and small, and circumscribe many million corpses, named and unnamed, which lie in graves across the continent of Europe. But the swastika has also etched a personal meaning into countless souls. Some of these souls whisper stories from their graves, but others still walk among us. And for some, myself included, the stories of our fathers and mothers have been etched into our souls as well ...
En los Estados Unidos la frase el jard穩n del vecino siempre est獺 m獺s verde es muy com繳n porque ejemplifica correctamente la percepci籀n que la mayor穩a de la gente tiene de la realidad. No importa lo que uno haga siempre habr獺 otro que lo haga mejor; no importa lo que uno compre, siempre habr獺 otro que tenga algo mejor; no importa lo mucho que uno se esfuerce, siempre habr獺 alguien mejor en alguna 獺rea. Esta situaci籀n produce algo tan com繳n como destructivo en nosotros, la envidia ...
Pauls discussion of the Old Testament law in Romans and Galatians connects well with a practical life concern: How do we effectively parent our children? In particular, one question parents regularly face has to do with what part rules play in raising children. Since Paul actually uses the raising of children as an analogy to explain the role of the law (Galatians 3:24-26; 4:1-7; Romans 8:14-17), perhaps we should turn the analogy on its head and ask if there is anything we can learn about raising children from Pauls teaching about the law ...
Without any hesitation we can say that yes, God wants you to be happy. The Bible (as well as experience) tells us that the Christian is given happiness in an incredible number of ways. But Christ has actually sweetened the deal and offered us something even better. While happiness is used to describe a basic feeling of gladness and contentment, what Christ offers is joy, which includes happiness, but runs much deeper, lasts much longer, and is felt much more strongly than happiness. The word joy shows up roughly four hundred times in the Bible, and it is no coincidence. Christ wants you to experience the joy that comes from him ...
Todos los viernes en la tarde un grupo de estudiantes y maestros de la universidad cristiana en donde trabajo se re繳nen a jugar basquetbol. Hace unas semanas fui a jugar con ellos y lo que parec穩a un d穩a normal se convirti籀 en una experiencia que me ha impactado y que tambi矇n ha tenido el mismo efecto en much穩simas personas. Despu矇s de jugar por m獺s de una hora uno de mis alumnos del doctorado se dispon穩a a irse a su casa cuando le ped穩 que me esperara unos minutos porque necesitaba hablar con 矇l. Primero se sent籀 y despu矇s se recost籀 en el c矇sped a un lado de la cancha en lo que terminaba de jugar mi partido. En cuanto el juego termin籀 fui a hablar con 矇l y en ese momento me di cuanta que estaba inm籀vil, sin respirar y con una apariencia p獺lida y descolorida. Inmediatamente ped穩 ayuda y mientras algunos lo trataban de resucitar yo llam矇 a los servicios de emergencias. Gracias a Dios lograron que respirara otra vez y se lo llevaron a la sala de emergencias de un hospital cercano ...
This semester I am part of a professors reading group about the relationship of economics and Christian theology. We are reading several books and discussing relevant issues regarding a theology of work, stewardship, and economics. Obviously every author and participant has a unique perspective about different topics, but in our group we all come from a position of privilege, especially as we talk about poverty and ways to help those who are less fortunate. We have a tendency to talk about the poor as they, as people different from us and not necessarily as peers who can also teach us and lead us into better paths as we immerse in their circumstances and perspectives ...
... Learning Management Systems (LMS) continue to make video conference sessions more user friendly with clear, strong connections conducive to conversations without video or audio delays. Many LMSs have this feature built into them, thus eliminating the need to use a program outside of the learning platform that instructors and students would have to download and install separately on their computers ...
... Collaborative learning focuses on both content and the process of learning. C.S. Lewis stated, It often happens that two schoolboys can solve difficulties in their work for one another better than the master can (Lewis, 1958). Participation, dialogue, and reciprocity are key elements necessary for students to sense and know they are included in something greater than themselves. Meaningful dialogue in a variety of formats inspires critical thinking and reflection, combats mental inertia, and fosters transformation. Students may come curious, but they leave inspired ...
... Character formation begins with a proper understanding of the heart and soul. The heart is often misrepresented in American culture, for the heart has much more to do with how we live than what we might be led to believe. Perhaps the closest we can come to this idea is when we speak of doing something whole-heartedly. In Proverbs 4:23, believers are warned: Guard your heart above all else, for it is the source of life (HCSB). Mentioned nearly one thousand times in Gods word, it is clear that the heart is important to God. Three components make up the human heart: mind, emotion, and will (Coe, 2011). The mind, the thinking function of the heart, is where our thoughts are received, processed, and formed. Emotions are tied to thoughts as we have feelings about all thoughts. The will is an expression of what we actually do (or do not do) with our thoughts. Components of the heartmind, emotion, and willare often examined separately but were created to function together. They make up who we are. Our lives are our hearts in motion because the heart is the control center of the soul ...
Hace un par de semanas estuve en Guatemala para iniciar un curso semestral en un programa doctoral en educaci籀n teol籀gica. Este programa es singular en Latinoam矇rica y ense簽ar en 矇l me da la oportunidad de convivir con l穩deres de diferentes pa穩ses y tambi矇n aprender de ellos. A pesar de que este doctorado se enfoca principalmente en la educaci籀n teol籀gica formal a trav矇s de universidades y seminarios, la realidad es que todo nuestro entorno deber穩a tener un enfoque teol籀gico porque Dios es el creador del universo y el centro fundamental de toda la existencia. Por esto el conocimiento de Dios o educaci籀n teol籀gica nos deber穩a ayudar a pensar teol籀gicamente sobre todas las 獺reas de la vida ...
This devotional is a reminder that God works through us as his instruments in ways we dont choose. While there are many valuable things of research and teaching that God works through us in various ways, a primary mode of Gods work is easy to forget.
I have no intention of answering this specific question. (Do you think Im crazy?!) But since this is a truly difficult question for many Christian parents, let me offer a suggestion about gift spending that might help you in the future. I know that youre probably reading this post too late in the season to make any changes for this upcoming Christmas, but now may be the ideal time to formulate plans for the future ...
An Interview with Talbot's Dean, Dr. Clinton E. Arnold, and his son, Jeff Arnold, about their most recent book: Short Answers to Big Questions about God, the Bible, and Christianity.
The national pastime has become a sacred holiday: shopping on Black Friday. The day after Thanksgiving has developed into a manic state of sales and spending as retailers, seeking bigger holiday profits, offer new bargains and longer hours to lure holiday shoppers to good deals and great values on amazing products. The spending hype reaches fever pitch as stores open earlier and earlier each year, replacing the day dedicated to gratefulness with unashamed greed and giddiness for a purchase that is meant to show our love for another, bought in rushes of grabbing items that has led to fights, stampedes and debt. Many justify this intense season of shopping with the value of the purchase the money saved on an item they would buy at a higher price later indicates this was a good value-based purchase ...
癒Animo! Es una exclamaci籀n que todos necesitamos escuchar con frecuencia. A pesar de la presi籀n popular que nos obliga a mostrar siempre nuestra mejor cara y a declarar que siempre estamos bien cuando alguien nos hace la tan com繳n pregunta 聶c籀mo est獺s?, la realidad es que todos batallamos con diferentes circunstancias y siempre necesitamos que alguien nos muestre su apoyo y nos anime. Es importante que tengamos personas cercanas que nos alienten a seguir adelante. 癒Todos necesitamos a alguien en nuestro equipo! ...
Every year, the week before Thanksgiving brings the annual scholarly conferences for biblical and theological studies. Like most years, 51蹤獲 and Talbot professors and students are well represented at these meetings in a variety of ways ... The following list (mostly compiled by David Roberts) includes all those at 51蹤獲 and Talbot participating in the meetings this year. As always, 51蹤獲 professors and students are doing fascinating work in many different areas! ...
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