Today’s Sunday Best covers the millennial generation, Bible apps and their creators, Karl Barth’s Church Dogmatics, the unsexy early Church, John Wesleys guide to reading Scripture, and more. Enjoy!
In this resource post, we are presenting some of the best resources for understanding and enriching the conversation about women in ministry.
It’s time for our Sunday Best – a roundup of our staff’s top picks from around the web. Check out these seven Seedbed curated articles as a Sunday paper of sorts.
We continue our weekly series, Sunday Best. Every week our staff shares a collection of interesting articles and videos from around the web. Here are seven articles that caught our eye this week.
On The Verge offers hope and instruction for established churches to join in what God is doing to reach His people. This Seedbed Summary outlines the main points of the book. Find out if it On The Verge will be a useful one in your ministry.
How does one integrates faith and work in their Christian lives? In How the Church Fails Businesspeople, John C. Knapp tackles the thorny topic of helping the Church understand how they can minister to businesspeople.
In our fast-paced society, it can be hard to find time to rest and reflect. Ultimately, our busy lives can keep us from seeing God at work. When we don’t take time to slow down and appreciate what God has done for us, or stop to see how He is working in our lives, we can lose sight of who we’re living for. Read more to see how you can find rest in a 24/7 world.
Junia or Junias? One little letter makes a big difference in how Romans 16:7 is interpreted. The question this passage poses is one that has divided the church for decades – do women belong in the pulpit? Scot McKnight is shouting a resounding “YES!” with the publication of his ebook Junia is Not Alone.
This book paints a lanscape of the Christian Church in China. The author interviews a diverse group of Christians and shares their moving stories. God is Red is full of inspiring stories, and it bears witness to Christians who know Jesus as a true treasure in the midst of adverse circumstances.
Christians in the United States don’t give much thought to the idea of cremation versus burial. However, in other parts of the world this issue is a point of contention for Christians. Particularly for Christians in India. That’s why Arun K. Paul wrote Cremation and Burial in the Context of Christianity in India. In an interview, Paul shared more about his book and the difficulties of the burial tradition in India.
Can you explain more about the issue of cremation versus burial for Indians?
So strong are the feelings in India concerning burial versus cremation that for many, what practice one has, is equated with one’s religious identity. However, the Christian burial tradition has discredited Indian Christians from wielding an authentic Indian Christian identity. Burial stands out as an imported ritual to the Indian culture. Burying the dead is taboo for the Hindus. Social pressure, scarcity of land, uncooperative neighborhoods, and biased […]
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Pastor Guy Williams offers a helpful review on “Hijacked: Responding to the Partisan Church.” The book addresses the issue of partisanship in the Church in a straightforward manner. Find out if it will be a helpful book for you or members of your church.
