Number 69 | March 21, 2006
New Testament Apocrypha: Acts (Gnostic)
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 but which are not included in the New Testament canon. Because there is so much material concerning apocryphal Acts, I decided to break the discussion of into two parts. This one covers works that are not considered orthodox. Previous installments have been an Introduction...

Number 68 | March 7, 2006
Cities of the New Testament: Tarsus
This is the eighth 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), and Lystra (63). The purpose of the series is to examine the history, geography, religion, culture, and people of each city and to consider how they relate to us today. Additional installments of...

Number 67 | February 21, 2006
Onlyism
One of the diseases that inflicts the church is "Onlyism"

Number 66 | February 6, 2006 Happy Birthday, Andrea!
Co-workers: Euodia and Syntyche
This is the third 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) and Aristarchus (63). 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...

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Number 94 | February 6, 2007
Mardi Gras
and Lent
This is the fourth
in a continuing Ekklesia Then & Now series
on holidays. Previous installments have been Thanksgiving
(ET&N 18), Christmas
(21), Easter: Pascha or Eostre? (32), and All
Hallow's Eve (87)....

Number 65 | January 24, 2006
New Testament Apocrypha: Orthodox Acts
This is the third 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. Because there is so much material here, I have decided to break the discussion of apocryphal Acts into two parts. This one will discuss works that are considered orthodox. Previous installments have been an introduction...

Number 63 | December 27, 2005
Co-Workers: Aristarchus
After a lengthy holiday hiatus, Ekklesia Then & Now returns with the second in the co-workers series—articles about the early Christians Paul referred to as sunergos sunergos. The series began with Aquila and Priscilla and will continue over the coming months with thirteen additional people so honored. This issue introduces one of the more obscure but nonetheless important of Paul's co-workers, Aristarchus.
...

Number 18 Reprint
| November 23, 2005
Thanksgiving
It's been a while, I know, and I hope to pick up the bi-weekly
schedule in two weeks. For now, however, let me offer this updated reprint of
an ET&N originally published in 2003
Among the terms used for the Lord's Supper or Communion
is the Eucharist, which is still used in some "high" Christian groups
such as Roman Catholics, Episcopalians, and Orthodox. The...

Number 62 | October 18, 2005
Co-Workers:
Prisca and Aquila
This is the first
in a new Ekklesia Then & Now series looking the people Paul referred
to as "co-workers" (Greek, sunergos sunergos, literally
worker-worker). This was not a label Paul threw around lightly. Indeed, he applies
it to only fifteen people, ranging from the well-known (Luke, Mark, Timothy,
Titus) to the...

Number 61 | September 27, 2005
Crossing
the Line
Note: The topic
for this issue of Ekklesia Then & Now (ET&N) was originally
"Being Blessed," but as I related a couple of weeks ago, I am in the
midst of writing my third novel. The Whole is Greater is centered on
the issues involved in modern Assisted Reproduction Technology (ART, a rather
...

Number 60 | August 30, 2005
Cities of the New Testament: Alexandria
This is the sixth in a sporadic series ET&N issues on cities of the New Testament. Previous issues in the series were Corinth (ET&N 23), Ephesus (ET&N 28), Laodicea (ET&N 33), Antioch (ET&N 40) and Rome (ET&N 53).
There are only four references to Alexandria in the New Testament:
Alexandrians were among the synagogue of the Freedmen whose dispute with Stephen eventually led to...

Number 59 | August 16, 2005
Scratching
a Roaring Lion
"My
dear brothers, never forget when you hear the progress of the Enlightenment
praised, the devil's cleverest wile is to convince us that he does not exist"

Number 58 | August
2, 2005 | Tell
a friend about ET&N
Note: With
this edition of Ekklesia Then & Now, I am changing scripture
quotations to the English Standard Version (ESV), which is more readable
but just as accurate as the New American...

Number 57 | July
18, 2005
Me, Myself,
and I
Self-denial.
It's one of the most basic of Christian concepts yet it is one of the
most difficult to fulfill, particularly in the secular culture of the
...

Number 56 | July 4, 2005 | Tell a friend about ET&N
Update on
Hali Theander. Two weeks ago, I asked for prayers for Hali Theander, the 12-year old daughter of friends of ours from Colorado. Hali had surgery Friday, the doctors were able to remove about half the glioma (brain tumor). She is conscious, eating well, and in good spirits, but there are likely to be terrible trials ahead for Hali and her family....