Subscribe | Recommend | Blog | Reply | Printable | Archive Number 84 | September 19, 2006
The Amazing Race
Once again, I am delaying the issue on Apocryphal Apocalypses because (1) I've been traveling a lot and haven't had time to do the background research, (2) after reading dozens of apocryphal works for the earlier issues (34, 39, 65, 69, 78), I find myself undermotivated to read more gnonsense, and (3) today is my birthday, so I'm giving myself...

Subscribe | Recommend | Blog | Reply | Printable | Archive Number 83 | September 5, 2006
Cities of the New Testament: Athens
This is the eleventh in a continuing Ekklesia Then & Now series on the cities of the New Testament. Previous installments have been Corinth (ET&N 23), Ephesus (28), Laodicea (33), Antioch (40), Rome (53), Alexandria (60), Lystra (63), Tarsus (68), Puteoli (74), and Caesarea (82). The purpose of the series is to examine the history, geography, religion,...

Subscribe | Recommend | Blog | Reply | Printable | Archive Number 82 | August 22, 2006
Cities of the New Testament: Caesarea Maritima
This is the tenth in a continuing Ekklesia Then & Now series on the cities of the New Testament. Previous installments have been Corinth (ET&N 23), Ephesus (28), Laodicea (33), Antioch (40), Rome (53), Alexandria (60), Lystra (63), Tarsus (68), and Puteoli (74). The purpose of the series is to examine the history, geography, religion, culture, and...

Subscribe | Recommend | Blog | Reply | Printable | Archive Number 81 | August 8, 2006
Announcing the birth of Asher Noah Ogle on August 1, 2006 at about 8:30 pm PDT in Seattle to Aaron and Andrea (Soule) Ogle. Asher is the first grandson of both Tom and Judy Ogle and Dick and Jo...

Subscribe | Recommend | Blog | Reply | Printable | Archive Number 80 | July 25, 2006
Early Church Fathers: Ignatius
This is the fourth in a continuing Ekklesia Then & Now series on the influential writers of the pre-Nicene period of the church (before 325 A.D.). Previous installments were an Introduction (ET&N 30), Clement of Rome (70), and Justin Martyr (73). The purpose of the series is to examine the writings of these individuals to better understand the context of...

Subscribe | Recommend | Blog | Reply | Printable | Archive Number 79 | July 11, 2006
Paul's Co-workers: Demas
This is the fifth in a continuing Ekklesia Then & Now series on the individuals Paul referred to as sunergos sunergos (co-workers). Previous installments have been Priscilla and Aquila (ET&N 62), Aristarchus (63), Euodia and Syntyche (66), and Clement (70). The purpose of the series is to examine the biblical and extrabiblical information about these people and their lives to determine...

Subscribe | Recommend | Blog | Reply | Printable | Archive Number 78 | June 27, 2006
New Testament Apocrypha: Letters
This is the fourth in a continuing Ekklesia Then & Now series on the so-called New Testament Apocrypha, books that dealt with Jesus and His Apostles which are not included in the New Testament canon. Previous installments have been an Introduction (ET&N 34), Gospels (39), Orthodox Acts (65), and Non-Orthodox Acts (69). Future topics will include Apocalypses and a Summary....

Subscribe | Recommend | Blog | Reply | Printable | Archive Number 77 | June 13, 2006
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Subscribe | Recommend | Blog | Reply | Printable | Archive Number 76 | May 30, 2006
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Subscribe | Recommend | Respond | Printable | ArchiveNumber 75 | May 19, 2006 | SPECIAL EDITION
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The Da Vinci Delusion
"Now concerning the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ and our being gathered together to him, we ask you, brothers, not to be quickly shaken in mind or...

Subscribe | Recommend | Respond | Printable | Archive | Series Number 74 | May 16, 2006
Cities of the New Testament: Puteoli
This is the ninth in a continuing Ekklesia Then & Now series on the cities of the New Testament. Previous installments have been Corinth (ET&N 23), Ephesus (28), Laodicea (33), Antioch (40), Rome (53), Alexandria (60), Lystra (63), and Tarsus (68). The purpose of the series is to examine the history, geography, religion, culture, and people of...

Number 73 | May 2, 2006
Early Church Fathers: Justin Martyr, Heretic?
[Note: this is an unusually long installment of ET&N, both because Justin Martyr is no simple topic and because of the numerous (and sometimes lengthy) responses to the previous issue (Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs, ET&N 72).]
This is the third in a continuing Ekklesia Then & Now series on the influential writers of the pre-Nicene period of the church (before 325 A.D.). Previous installments were an Introduction (ET&N 30)...

Number 71 | April 18, 2006
Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs
With apologies to ET&N subscribers who are not members of the Church of Christ (at least half of you), this issue of Ekklesia Then & Now focuses on a topic that has created often-contentious debate over the years and for which churches of Christ are often known

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Number 71 | April 11, 2006 | SPECIAL EDITION
The Ultimate Adventure Vacation
So-called "adventure vacations" are apparently growing in popularity: participate in an archaeological dig, crew a schooner, experience a rain forest canopy. Even though these may be more active than the traditional rest and relaxation vacation, they are still ultimately—perhaps even more distinctly—self-indulgent. There's nothing wrong with such vacations. We all need to recharge our batteries now and then, to escape from the infernal busy-ness of our lives, but...

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Number 70 | April 4, 2006
Paul's Co-workers: Clement
This is the fourth in a continuing Ekklesia Then & Now series on the individuals Paul referred to as sunergos sunergos (co-workers). Previous installments have been Priscilla and Aquila (ET&N 62), Aristarchus (63), and Euodia and Syntyche (66). The purpose of the series is to examine the biblical and extrabiblical information about these people and their lives to determine what lessons they hold for today's Christian. Additional installments of this series will...