Editor's note: This post is part of a series by Dr. Baker on Our Values about core American values. This week Dr. Baker is discussing the world's long-standing fascination with predicting The End, and why America may be particularly fertile ground for this obsession. Tomorrow’s the day earthquakes will shake ...
This week in the video blog, pastors Bob and Darcy respond to a viewer's question about how the Bible came to be. It's an important question, as its implications deal with the authority of scripture: where that came from and how inerrant or powerful that authority is. The processes by ...
This week we chose an age-old question about the legitimacy of the Bible. If there's anything that severs the unity of Christians, it could probably be traced back to what they believe about scripture. How you respond to this question dictates your theology. Given my answer, I probably shouldn't even ...
The University of Michigan Library system holds the most extensive collection of papyri in the western world. A sampling of those holdings forms the basis of a new exhibit at the Harlan Hatcher Graduate Library: "A History of the Bible from Ancient Papyri to King James." Every item in the ...
If Thanksgiving isn’t the most intensely “conversational” holiday, it’s at least a top contender. By comparison, family get-togethers for Christmas will tie to extended worship schedules and the invariable distraction of unwrapping presents. Firework spectacles on July 4 light up the sky with noisy crackles that’ll effectively interrupt any meaningful ...
It seems that some people can go through entire marriages without much genuine interaction. Then they hire lawyers, have their proverbial day in court, and divorce — ostensibly to move on with their separate lives in new directions. Yet it only takes a few months before they come to me ...
“You sound ann-gree.” This was a quote one of my clients was always sure to include whenever she recalled the invariable reaction of a fellow participant to seemingly any story she’d share about her divorce in a support group she’d attended with him in California. If this was the first ...
“Leigh Greden apologizes to Ann Arbor City Council” reads the first words of an AnnArbor.com news piece from last Friday. Apologies are important, we might therefore reasonably conclude as readers of news. As I write my own column today, I see that the “apologizes” story has 0 Votes so far ...
Saline, Michigan— One of the not-infrequent questions to come my way from a divorced parent has to do with religious instruction for his or her minor child. One side advocates a Christian upbringing, the other something else, or even a complete rejection of any faith-based affiliation. They want to reference ...
Late Monday evening, my cell phone rang. It was a client from a divorce I’d mediated two years ago. The parenting schedule alternates weeks between households, with the switch at 8 p.m. This call came about half an hour after that, from the mother. Speaking loudly, at a fast pace, ...
The spiritual ramifications of marital endings are under-addressed. Before, during, and defiantly clinging into the aftermath of divorce, the “why me?” question is one that only God can answer. Think of Job. As The Message introduces this book of the Bible, Job “asked his questions persistently, passionately, and eloquently…. He ...
Grandma Deaton used to call it “Beggar’s Night” when I was young enough to legitimately dress-up and hit the streets for Halloween. She also had a detailed briefing for my parents on how to avoid getting their house and car windows soaped by malcontents. When it comes to facilitating cooperation ...
“Confess your faults one to another,” reads James 5:16, “and pray one for another, that ye may be healed.” Without a doubt, there can indeed be healing benefits in unburdening ourselves to others. Disclosures range from brand-name sins laid out in the Ten Commandments, to what we might like to ...
“I told my divorce support group to pray for you,” said one spouse to the other. “I didn’t ask you to do that,” came the immediate reaction. “I know. That just goes to prove how much you need it.” Listening in on the above, what sort of impression does this ...
Welcome to Divorce Pastor, a new contribution I'll be making to AnnArbor.com. Depending on who you are and your circumstances — these articles will come as either a curiosity, a place to find tools for approaching divorce as a Christian, or guide to avoiding The Ghost of Christmas Yet to ...
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