E - PEOPLE FILES
- Kevin Eckstrom - Aubrey Ector - William Edgar - Daniel Edmonds - Mark Edmundson - Aaron Edwards - Darron L Edwards - Evan Edwards - Bart Ehrman - John Eidsmoe - Ejikeme Ejim - Amy Ekeh - Melih Ekener - John Eldridge - Tom Eliff -
==kevin Eckstrom=================
Kevin Eckstrom joined Washington National Cathedral in 2015 as Chief Communications Officer. Eckstrom came to the Cathedral after 15 years at Religion News Service. During his nine years as editor-in-chief, RNS was named Best News Service by the Associated Church Press six times. He holds degrees from The George Washington University and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism. He lives in Washington, DC, with his husband and twin sons.
April 10, 2023:
The Washington National Cathedral calls itself "a house of prayer for all people, conceived to serve as a great church for national purposes." In other words, the cathedral is designed to capture and reflect the essence of America and its culture. So what better icon to carve onto the building than Darth Vader, the infamous villain from "Star Wars?" According to National Cathedral chief of communications Kevin Eckstrom, the Sith lord looms over the north side of the Cathedral because of a 1985 contest sponsored by children's magazine National Geographic World. The magazine took submissions from readers, and then counted votes for the different options to decide what stonemasons would actually carve. Darth Vader came in fourth, "but don't tell him that," Eckstrom said. Vader is already on the dark side -- literally, keeping watch on the north side of the Cathedral, which gets less light.
--Washington 4: Darth Vader and a Decapitated Bat: Here Are Some of the National Cathedral's Most Interesting Carvings 4.10.23
The Washington National Cathedral calls itself "a house of prayer for all people, conceived to serve as a great church for national purposes." In other words, the cathedral is designed to capture and reflect the essence of America and its culture. So what better icon to carve onto the building than Darth Vader, the infamous villain from "Star Wars?" According to National Cathedral chief of communications Kevin Eckstrom, the Sith lord looms over the north side of the Cathedral because of a 1985 contest sponsored by children's magazine National Geographic World. The magazine took submissions from readers, and then counted votes for the different options to decide what stonemasons would actually carve. Darth Vader came in fourth, "but don't tell him that," Eckstrom said. Vader is already on the dark side -- literally, keeping watch on the north side of the Cathedral, which gets less light.
--Washington 4: Darth Vader and a Decapitated Bat: Here Are Some of the National Cathedral's Most Interesting Carvings 4.10.23
Dec 6, 2022: GW Hatchet: National Cathedral returns to first entirely in-person Christmas celebration since 2019
“There are very few places in the entire country where you can get a Christmas service that’s quite like this, so we’re praying and lighting candles that the COVID numbers don’t turn south like they did last year,” Kevin Eckstrom, the chief communications officer at the Washington National Cathedral, said.
“There are very few places in the entire country where you can get a Christmas service that’s quite like this, so we’re praying and lighting candles that the COVID numbers don’t turn south like they did last year,” Kevin Eckstrom, the chief communications officer at the Washington National Cathedral, said.
Feb 21, 2018: Kevin Eckstrom: Religion News Service: ‘Just As I Am’ was Billy Graham’s signature hymn
June 18, 2020: Christian Headlines: Financially Hit by COVID-19, Washington National Cathedral Lays Off Staff
The cathedral’s doors have been closed since March 12, preventing tourists and worshippers from visiting during what is usually the 113-year-old neo-Gothic landmark’s busiest time of year. In an email to Religion News Service, Chief Communications Officer Kevin Eckstrom said that while donor support has remained strong despite holding only online services, the cathedral has been unable to rent its buildings and grounds for events, which normally helps underwrite operations.
The cathedral’s doors have been closed since March 12, preventing tourists and worshippers from visiting during what is usually the 113-year-old neo-Gothic landmark’s busiest time of year. In an email to Religion News Service, Chief Communications Officer Kevin Eckstrom said that while donor support has remained strong despite holding only online services, the cathedral has been unable to rent its buildings and grounds for events, which normally helps underwrite operations.
Oct 1, 2021: The Hoya: National Cathedral To Replace Confederate Imagery With Art Honoring Black American History
The Washington National Cathedral formed a task force to decide the future of the Confederate stained glass following a 2015 shooting at a historically Black church in Charleston, S.C. After the 2017 “Unite the Right” white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va., the task force ultimately decided that the windows should be replaced with art that did not exclusively center on white historical perspectives, according to Kevin Eckstrom, chief communications officer at the Washington National Cathedral.
The Washington National Cathedral formed a task force to decide the future of the Confederate stained glass following a 2015 shooting at a historically Black church in Charleston, S.C. After the 2017 “Unite the Right” white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Va., the task force ultimately decided that the windows should be replaced with art that did not exclusively center on white historical perspectives, according to Kevin Eckstrom, chief communications officer at the Washington National Cathedral.
Feb 9, 2022: Ministry Watch: LGBTQ Community Organize Petition Against Max Lucado Preaching at Washington National Cathedral
Cathedral spokesman Kevin Eckstrom emphasized that Lucado, a popular author and teaching minister at Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas, was not asked to preach on LGBTQ issues. The subject of his sermon, which was pre-recorded and aired as planned Feb. 7, was “how God can bring calm to our chaos.” The Right Rev. V. Gene Robinson, retired Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire and the first openly gay bishop in the Anglican communion, presided over the service where Lucado preached.
Cathedral spokesman Kevin Eckstrom emphasized that Lucado, a popular author and teaching minister at Oak Hills Church in San Antonio, Texas, was not asked to preach on LGBTQ issues. The subject of his sermon, which was pre-recorded and aired as planned Feb. 7, was “how God can bring calm to our chaos.” The Right Rev. V. Gene Robinson, retired Episcopal bishop of New Hampshire and the first openly gay bishop in the Anglican communion, presided over the service where Lucado preached.
==aubrey ector======
Aubrey and Barbara Ector are the founding Pastors of Unity Christian Ministries, Inc. They were both born and reared in Memphis, Tennessee in the Douglass and Hyde Park areas respectively. Although they grew up just city blocks apart, and were sometimes in the same room, they did not meet until the first weekend of their freshman year of college. They were married in 1981 and have two daughters, Audrienne and Aundrea. As a family, the Ectors have lived in Houston, Texas, Lake Charles, Louisiana, and lastly Cleveland, TN. Barbara has Bachelor and Masters degrees in Education from George Peabody College of Vanderbilt University and an Ed.S degree from Lincoln University. She has received numerous teaching awards and is presently an education administrator.
Sept 26, 2020: Faith On View: A small southern town and her monument
It was good to see several articles about the monument removal movement covered in the local paper. This is the same paper that after the George Floyd murder failed to cover a Unity Walk with 1200-1500 participants. This is a nice change. The Daily Banner covered the statements from Angelique Ware from the NAACP, Sara Keel from #Emancipate Cleveland, and Pastor Aubrey Ector representing the Black clergy of the city. They presented a unified voice calling for the removal of the Confederate monument. The demonstration of the City Council meeting was also covered by Chattanooga news.
It was good to see several articles about the monument removal movement covered in the local paper. This is the same paper that after the George Floyd murder failed to cover a Unity Walk with 1200-1500 participants. This is a nice change. The Daily Banner covered the statements from Angelique Ware from the NAACP, Sara Keel from #Emancipate Cleveland, and Pastor Aubrey Ector representing the Black clergy of the city. They presented a unified voice calling for the removal of the Confederate monument. The demonstration of the City Council meeting was also covered by Chattanooga news.
--william edgar---------------------
William Edgar (DTheol, University of Geneva) is Professor Emeritus of Apologetics at Westminster Theological Seminary and Professeur Associé at the Faculté Jean Calvin in Aix-en-Provence. He is the author of numerous books, including Francis Schaeffer on the Christian Life. Since 1989, he has been professor of apologetics at Westminster Theological Seminary. He is also coordinator of the Apologetics Department and director of the Gospel and Culture Project. He was chairman of the faculty until 2010. He is an ordained teaching elder in the Presbyterian Church in America since 1978.
William Edgar Files
Indeed, redemptive history is sprinkled with great men and women who struggled at some point with deep discouragement and despair. A well-known example is Martin Luther (1483–1546), who had bouts with depression caused, for example, by contracting the bubonic plague in 1527, or, ironically, by the success of the Reformation and his doubts about his ability to guide it forward. He called such bouts anfechtung, “assaults” that threatened his convictions. Another example is Anne Bradstreet (1612–1672), the remarkable Puritan poet, who admitted to her children that she had traversed serious periods of doubt. “Many times hath Satan troubled me concerning the verity of the Scriptures,” she wrote in a letter she left them after she died. But she remained in the faith.
--William Edgar; Desiring God; The Faith Crisis of Francis Schaeffer 2.4.23
--William Edgar; Desiring God; The Faith Crisis of Francis Schaeffer 2.4.23
--daniel edmonds-------------------
Daniel Edmonds has been employed by the State Board of Missions since 1996 and is currently the Director of the Office of Sunday School and Discipleship. Daniel and his wife Terri, are members at Chisholm Baptist Church, Montgomery. They have a son and a daughter. Education; Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Middle Tennessee State University, Master of Divinity and Religious Education, Southern Seminary. Service: Associate Pastor, First Baptist Church, Enterprise, Associate Pastor/Education and Youth, First Baptist Church, Arab, Associate Pastor/Education and Youth, Sherwood Baptist Church, Huntsville, Associate Pastor/Education and Youth, Smithfield Baptist Church, Smithfield, KY, Associate in Sunday School, State Board of Missions, 1996-2001, National FAITH Clinic Lead Teacher, Sunday School conference leader at Ridgecrest and Glorieta Conference Centers, State Convention conference leader in Sunday School, VBS and special worker in Sunday School (general officers, adults and youth), Sunday School Revivals and enrollment campaigns, association Sunday School director, ASSISTeam and VBS team, Co-authored with Lawrence Phipps a book, Growing Sunday School Teams, which is a practical guide to growing a healthy, balanced Sunday School.
October 20, 2023: The Alabama Baptist: Bicentennial: Alabama Baptists strengthen focus on Jesus’ call to make disciples
Daniel Edmonds, director of the Office of Sunday School & Discipleship at the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions, said what Bass describes is the perspective his team is encouraging across the state today when it comes to discipleship — that each follower of Jesus is intended to be a disciple who makes disciples.
Over the decades, what discipleship has looked like in the Baptist church landscape has changed, he said.
Daniel Edmonds, director of the Office of Sunday School & Discipleship at the Alabama Baptist State Board of Missions, said what Bass describes is the perspective his team is encouraging across the state today when it comes to discipleship — that each follower of Jesus is intended to be a disciple who makes disciples.
Over the decades, what discipleship has looked like in the Baptist church landscape has changed, he said.
==mark Edmundson======
Mark Edmundson is an American author and professor at the University of Virginia. He received a B.A from Bennington College in 1974 and a Ph.D from Yale University in 1985. Edmundson specializes in
Romanticism, Poetry, and 19th-Century English and American Literature. He is the author of sixteen books, and his essays appear in The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Harper's Magazine, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and The New York Times Magazine. Edmundson was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship and was a National Endowment for the Humanities/Daniels Family Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Virginia.
Romanticism, Poetry, and 19th-Century English and American Literature. He is the author of sixteen books, and his essays appear in The Wall Street Journal, The Atlantic, Harper's Magazine, The Chronicle of Higher Education, and The New York Times Magazine. Edmundson was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship and was a National Endowment for the Humanities/Daniels Family Distinguished Teaching Professor at the University of Virginia.
Mark Edmundson
It’s odd then, isn’t it, that football and faith, and the Christian faith in particular, should be so resolutely aligned in American culture? It never occurred to me when I was a young Medford Mustang, on my knees asking Jesus for a clean game and a victory, that Jesus might not have fully approved of the violence that was about to unfold on the field. For football is not about forgiving someone seven times seven; football is not about turning the other cheek. Football is about deploying violence: in football you blast your adversary with all the might you can muster.
And it’s odd then, isn’t it, that in America devout believers go off to church on Sunday to hear the gospel of the mild and forgiving savior, and then go home, turn on their TVs and watch young men try to bust one another’s spleens? What kind of country are we—what kind of culture are we—that can put together the Savior and the bone-crushing power sweep and not notice that there may be some contradictions involved?
But if you think a little more about it, you begin to see that football isn’t just a touch contradictory in itself: it reveals a rift in American faith. Because the majority of Americans are not just Christians per se: they are Judeo-Christians. That is, they belief that the Gospels are the word of God, but they believe that the Hebrew Bible is God’s word as well. And the Hebrew God, God the Father, whatever else you may say about him, is not a pacifist. He does not tell his followers to turn the other cheek. When Sodom and Gomorrah displease him, he destroys the cities nearly to the last. When the Amalekites infuriate him, he demands that Saul destroy them: man, woman and child. (And when Saul doesn’t, the Lord is enraged with him.) When pharaoh won’t let the chosen people go, the Lord kills the first born of every house and then drowns pharaoh’s army in the Red Sea.
The Lord God of hosts can be a loving god as well. He creates man and installs him in paradise. He preserves his people in the desert. He guides them in their times of tribulations. But pacifist, mild, readily forgiving? Yahweh is none of those things.
What football shows us Americans is how dramatically our ethical consciousness is divided. We can go to church and listen to the gospel of peace and forgiveness and then go home and watch the carnage on the field for a simple reason: that’s a tension we live with all the time. The religion that most of us follow allows us to be forgiving (when we wish to be) and retributive (when we wish to be). It really is up to us which way to go at any given moment. For we have sacred sanction for both paths. The Buddhists for instance do not worship any god who deploys violence: they follow the example of Gautama, the Buddha, who claimed to be nothing more than a mortal man. (Or they try.) When a Buddhist behaves violently (and plenty have and will) he has no religious sanction for it. For the Christian—or rather the Judeo-Christian—this is not the case.
There is a great deal to say about the ramifications of living in a country and a culture that allows so much leeway for ethical behavior. But for now, one might simply say that the game of football—which has become our national game, the mirror of our national identities—matters for a lot of reasons. One of them is the way it reveals some of the unspoken and unacknowledged dimensions of our lives to us, in compressed form. Though when that happens, we may of course not much like what it is we see. -Mark Edmundson; Time Magazine; Nov 6, 2014
And it’s odd then, isn’t it, that in America devout believers go off to church on Sunday to hear the gospel of the mild and forgiving savior, and then go home, turn on their TVs and watch young men try to bust one another’s spleens? What kind of country are we—what kind of culture are we—that can put together the Savior and the bone-crushing power sweep and not notice that there may be some contradictions involved?
But if you think a little more about it, you begin to see that football isn’t just a touch contradictory in itself: it reveals a rift in American faith. Because the majority of Americans are not just Christians per se: they are Judeo-Christians. That is, they belief that the Gospels are the word of God, but they believe that the Hebrew Bible is God’s word as well. And the Hebrew God, God the Father, whatever else you may say about him, is not a pacifist. He does not tell his followers to turn the other cheek. When Sodom and Gomorrah displease him, he destroys the cities nearly to the last. When the Amalekites infuriate him, he demands that Saul destroy them: man, woman and child. (And when Saul doesn’t, the Lord is enraged with him.) When pharaoh won’t let the chosen people go, the Lord kills the first born of every house and then drowns pharaoh’s army in the Red Sea.
The Lord God of hosts can be a loving god as well. He creates man and installs him in paradise. He preserves his people in the desert. He guides them in their times of tribulations. But pacifist, mild, readily forgiving? Yahweh is none of those things.
What football shows us Americans is how dramatically our ethical consciousness is divided. We can go to church and listen to the gospel of peace and forgiveness and then go home and watch the carnage on the field for a simple reason: that’s a tension we live with all the time. The religion that most of us follow allows us to be forgiving (when we wish to be) and retributive (when we wish to be). It really is up to us which way to go at any given moment. For we have sacred sanction for both paths. The Buddhists for instance do not worship any god who deploys violence: they follow the example of Gautama, the Buddha, who claimed to be nothing more than a mortal man. (Or they try.) When a Buddhist behaves violently (and plenty have and will) he has no religious sanction for it. For the Christian—or rather the Judeo-Christian—this is not the case.
There is a great deal to say about the ramifications of living in a country and a culture that allows so much leeway for ethical behavior. But for now, one might simply say that the game of football—which has become our national game, the mirror of our national identities—matters for a lot of reasons. One of them is the way it reveals some of the unspoken and unacknowledged dimensions of our lives to us, in compressed form. Though when that happens, we may of course not much like what it is we see. -Mark Edmundson; Time Magazine; Nov 6, 2014
==aaron edwards======
Dr Aaron Edwards is a father of five and former lecturer in theology, preaching and mission at Cliff College, a Methodist evangelical Bible college. Previously he was a teaching fellow at the University of Aberdeen. He is the author of several books, including Taking Kierkegaard Back to Church: The Ecclesial Implications of the Gospel (Cascade, 2022)
Christian scholar sues Bible college after being fired over social media post on homosexuality
A Christian theologian has filed a lawsuit against a Methodist Bible university claiming the school discriminated against him after he was fired over a social media post on homosexuality.
Dr. Aaron Edwards taught theology at Cliff College in Derbyshire, England, for seven years before his dismissal in March. He was accused of "bringing the college into disrepute" with posts on X, condemning the growing acceptance of homosexuality within the church.
(Fox News 12/5/23) READ MORE>>>>>
A Christian theologian has filed a lawsuit against a Methodist Bible university claiming the school discriminated against him after he was fired over a social media post on homosexuality.
Dr. Aaron Edwards taught theology at Cliff College in Derbyshire, England, for seven years before his dismissal in March. He was accused of "bringing the college into disrepute" with posts on X, condemning the growing acceptance of homosexuality within the church.
(Fox News 12/5/23) READ MORE>>>>>
Mar 24, 2023: Premier Christianity: I've just been dismissed by a Christian college for tweets on homosexuality – if I wasn’t safe, no one is
Dr Aaron Edwards was recently dismissed from Cliff College – the Methodist Bible college where he worked as a lecturer – after pro-LGBT advocates attacked him over his views on sexuality. Here he explains why his sacking should be a concern for all Christians
Dr Aaron Edwards was recently dismissed from Cliff College – the Methodist Bible college where he worked as a lecturer – after pro-LGBT advocates attacked him over his views on sexuality. Here he explains why his sacking should be a concern for all Christians
==darron l edwards======
Darron L. Edwards, Sr. is lead pastor of United Believers Community Church in Kansas City, MO.
A Kansas City Lament
How does a rally turn deadly? I am so weary from the announcement of senseless gun violence that changed a parade to a day of pain. Moreover, this was a mass shooting. There is no single answer to mass shootings. But there are answers. There is an all-hands-on-deck approach. There is both/and. Yes to better gun laws and yes to additional mental health services. And, yes to a painful process of national introspection on the decline in our personal mores and the social media obsession that leaves so many isolated. And, yes to anti-bullying efforts. (Darron L Edwards/Word & Way 2/16/24) READ MORE>>>>>
How does a rally turn deadly? I am so weary from the announcement of senseless gun violence that changed a parade to a day of pain. Moreover, this was a mass shooting. There is no single answer to mass shootings. But there are answers. There is an all-hands-on-deck approach. There is both/and. Yes to better gun laws and yes to additional mental health services. And, yes to a painful process of national introspection on the decline in our personal mores and the social media obsession that leaves so many isolated. And, yes to anti-bullying efforts. (Darron L Edwards/Word & Way 2/16/24) READ MORE>>>>>
==evan edwards==================
Mar 12, 2023: Daily Mail: When good pastors go bad: From disgraced Carl Lentz's multiple affairs in Hillsong scandal to NYC's 'bling bishop', these are the biggest falls from grace
Florida pastor Evan Edwards, 64, allegedly falsified documents for $8.4 million in Covid loans. The documents relate to his business ASLAN International Ministry, which is reportedly a church founded in 2005.
His family planned to use the money to purchase a $3.7 million Disney World Resort home.
He has been hospitalized since December when he was arrested alongside his son Josh. A judge on January 26 declared him incompetent to appear in court. Some have speculated that Edwards might be faking his illness to avoid trial.
Edwards' arrest came more than two years after his family were stopped by Florida highway patrol while trying to flee the country in a Mercedes SUV, according to a federal complaint.
Federal agents found bags of shredded paper in the car and their electronic devices in a Faraday bag - a bag designed to protect against data loss.
At the time, they were arrested but released the next day and were understood to have fled to Canada until Edwards and his son returned to the Florida.
According to a federal court filing, Josh initially applied for a $6.91 million loan using documents to paint the church as a successful organization that had $51 million in revenue in 2019.
The family's loan was approved in May 2020 at a total of $8.4 million, almost two million more than requested.
It remains unclear if Evan will stand trial. He and Josh are each charged with six counts of fraud and each face a maximum of 30 years in prison
Florida pastor Evan Edwards, 64, allegedly falsified documents for $8.4 million in Covid loans. The documents relate to his business ASLAN International Ministry, which is reportedly a church founded in 2005.
His family planned to use the money to purchase a $3.7 million Disney World Resort home.
He has been hospitalized since December when he was arrested alongside his son Josh. A judge on January 26 declared him incompetent to appear in court. Some have speculated that Edwards might be faking his illness to avoid trial.
Edwards' arrest came more than two years after his family were stopped by Florida highway patrol while trying to flee the country in a Mercedes SUV, according to a federal complaint.
Federal agents found bags of shredded paper in the car and their electronic devices in a Faraday bag - a bag designed to protect against data loss.
At the time, they were arrested but released the next day and were understood to have fled to Canada until Edwards and his son returned to the Florida.
According to a federal court filing, Josh initially applied for a $6.91 million loan using documents to paint the church as a successful organization that had $51 million in revenue in 2019.
The family's loan was approved in May 2020 at a total of $8.4 million, almost two million more than requested.
It remains unclear if Evan will stand trial. He and Josh are each charged with six counts of fraud and each face a maximum of 30 years in prison
Dec 18, 2022: NBC News: 'Utter betrayal': Florida pastor accused of Covid scam slammed by ex-associate's son
Walter Gnida, a retired truck driver and part-time accountant, was 88 years old and suffering from dementia when his name appeared on a loan application from a Christian ministry seeking millions of dollars in federal Covid relief money.
The application was filed by Josh Edwards, whose father, Evan Edwards, was the leader of ASLAN International Ministry based in Florida.
The Edwardses ultimately got a boatload of aid money: $8.4 million. But they’re now in federal custody and facing multiple counts of fraud — as well as the ire of Walter Gnida’s family.
Walter Gnida, a retired truck driver and part-time accountant, was 88 years old and suffering from dementia when his name appeared on a loan application from a Christian ministry seeking millions of dollars in federal Covid relief money.
The application was filed by Josh Edwards, whose father, Evan Edwards, was the leader of ASLAN International Ministry based in Florida.
The Edwardses ultimately got a boatload of aid money: $8.4 million. But they’re now in federal custody and facing multiple counts of fraud — as well as the ire of Walter Gnida’s family.
==bart d ehrma=============== |
Bart Denton Ehrman (born October 5, 1955) is an American New Testament scholar focusing on textual criticism of the New Testament, the historical Jesus, and the origins and development of early Christianity. He has written and edited 30 books, including three college textbooks. He has also authored six New York Times bestsellers. He is the James A. Gray Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
While many of us continue to worry about how we might indeed destroy ourselves and our planet, incredible numbers put their trust in the ultimate deus ex machina. A 2006 Pew Research Poll showed that 79% of Christians (not just evangelicals) believed that Jesus would indeed return to Earth. More intriguing, a 2010 poll indicated that over half of American Protestants believed he would return by 2050.
If a significant portion of the voting public believes the end of our civilization is just 40 years off, why worry about the environment? Why support the Paris climate agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050? It’s no surprise that believers in the Second Coming are significantly more likely to oppose governmental attempts to fight climate change. --Bart D Ehrman; Some Christians use the end of the world as an excuse to neglect the environment; 5.10.23
If a significant portion of the voting public believes the end of our civilization is just 40 years off, why worry about the environment? Why support the Paris climate agreement to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050? It’s no surprise that believers in the Second Coming are significantly more likely to oppose governmental attempts to fight climate change. --Bart D Ehrman; Some Christians use the end of the world as an excuse to neglect the environment; 5.10.23
Feb 10, 2023: Religion News: His popular blog debunks Christian myths. With the profits, he does the Christian thing.
Bart Ehrman’s blog regularly disabuses readers of their preconceptions about Christianity and its origins.
No, the devil does not appear in the Garden of Eden — or anywhere in the Hebrew Bible (though the word “Satan” appears elsewhere a handful of times).
Bart Ehrman’s blog regularly disabuses readers of their preconceptions about Christianity and its origins.
No, the devil does not appear in the Garden of Eden — or anywhere in the Hebrew Bible (though the word “Satan” appears elsewhere a handful of times).
==john eismore=================
John A. Eidsmoe is an American attorney and professor of Law emeritus. He has previously taught at the Thomas Goode Jones School of Law, Faulkner University, Montgomery, Alabama, the O. W. Coburn School of Law at Oral Roberts University (ORU) and Oak Brook College of Law and Government Policy. He was in the US Air Force as a lieutenant colonel and is an Alabama State Defense Force colonel, headquarters judge advocate, deputy chaplain and training officer. He earned his J.D. from the University of Iowa, M.A. from Dallas Theological Seminary, M. Div. from Lutheran Brethren Seminary and D. Min. from O.R.U. In a 2001 interview, Eidsmoe said, "When Biblical law conflicted with American law, ORU. students were generally taught that 'the first thing you should try to do is work through legal means and political means to get it changed.'" In his 1987 book, Christianity and the Constitution, Eidsmoe wrote that America "was and to a large extent still is a Christian nation" and that "our culture should be permeated with a distinctively Christian flavoring"
Jan 13, 2023: Religion Dispatches: ‘EXPORTING GARBAGE TO THE NATIONS’: CONSERVATIVE CHRISTIAN RIFTS SPREADING LIKE CRACKED GLASS
Hume and Saint are unabashed Christian Reconstructionists and directors of the Mid-Atlantic Reformation Society (MARS), a regional Reconstructionist hub which has close relationships with the paper, and with the Independence Reformed Bible Church. MARS hosts an annual conference called The Future of Christendom, which has featured such leading figures as the late Gary North, Rev. Joseph Morecraft of Georgia, Col. John Eidsmoe of Alabama, and Rev. Matt Trewhella of Wisconsin.
Hume and Saint are unabashed Christian Reconstructionists and directors of the Mid-Atlantic Reformation Society (MARS), a regional Reconstructionist hub which has close relationships with the paper, and with the Independence Reformed Bible Church. MARS hosts an annual conference called The Future of Christendom, which has featured such leading figures as the late Gary North, Rev. Joseph Morecraft of Georgia, Col. John Eidsmoe of Alabama, and Rev. Matt Trewhella of Wisconsin.
Rev. Pastor Ejikeme Ejim was the General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God Church, Nigeria.
Ejikeme Ejim Files
The transformed life is rooted in righteousness. Christ died to give us grace to live a righteous and holy life. It is not a cheap grace that makes people to live a defeated and sinful life. It is the transforming grace that gives you power to live above sin. It is the grace that purifies us within, makes us live a life that God Himself Has ordained. Christ did not die on the Cross of Calvary, went through all manner of torture on the cross, for us to live a sinful and shameful life. Jesus died to give us power to live above sin and also, that sin will not have dominion over us (Romans 6:14).
There is an ongoing battle for our bodies. Although, Jesus Christ has defeated the old slave master, sin, yet it continues to raise its head, attacking Christians. It tries to take hold of us, but we are not supposed to let it have power over us. Sin will have dominion over your life as much as you allow it, so, you must war against it — not let it reign over your mortal body. Paul says fight against sin and do not let it rule over your body (Romans 6:12). You cannot say you are ready for the rapture if you live in sin. The transformed life cannot allow sin to control his/her body or allow any part of his body to be tool of unrighteousness. -Ejikeme Ejim; April 2022
There is an ongoing battle for our bodies. Although, Jesus Christ has defeated the old slave master, sin, yet it continues to raise its head, attacking Christians. It tries to take hold of us, but we are not supposed to let it have power over us. Sin will have dominion over your life as much as you allow it, so, you must war against it — not let it reign over your mortal body. Paul says fight against sin and do not let it rule over your body (Romans 6:12). You cannot say you are ready for the rapture if you live in sin. The transformed life cannot allow sin to control his/her body or allow any part of his body to be tool of unrighteousness. -Ejikeme Ejim; April 2022
Ejikeme Ejim
The Psalmist says, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for you are with me. No matter where you are, no matter what the situation is, and no matter what they say is happening, the Lord is there with you. Remember the story of Elisha and his servant when the king of Syria sent soldiers to arrest them and the servant awoke in the morning and discovered that the house in which they live have been surrounded by soldiers. He cried to his master and said, alas my master, we are in trouble, we are completely surrounded by the enemy soldiers and they have come to capture us, (2 Kings 6:13-15). But Elisha was not moved; that is what the Apostle Paul calls the peace that passes all understanding, that is the peace that you have in spite of what everybody is seeing that is going contrary (Philippians 4:6). -Ejikeme Ejim; Dec 2022
==amy ekeh=====================
Amy Ekeh is originally from Texas and she grew up in an Episcopal parish that was deeply committed to liturgy, community, and learning. During her teen years, some members of her parish, including two of her priests, became Catholic. Ekeh began teaching Scripture, theology, and spirituality to adults in 2008. She currently serves on the faculty of the New England Catholic Biblical School and is an adjunct professor at Sacred Heart University. In 2019, she became the director of Little Rock Scripture Study at Liturgical Press. She also serves as special content editor at Liturgical Press and Give Us This Day. Ekeh has published work which can be found in a variety of Catholic publications, including St. Anthony Messenger, The Bible Today, and Give Us This Day. She also published three volumes in Little Rock Scripture Study's Alive in the Word series (Lent, Advent, and Finding Peace).
Amy Ekeh Files
As Ezra read God’s law, the people “listened attentively” (Neh. 8:3). They could see the actual scroll as Ezra held it up high from his landing on a wooden platform. And in response, the people themselves stood up. They raised their hands in the air. They shouted “Amen!” And then they bowed down low before the Lord. Their faces touched the ground as they listened to the sacred Word. They wept. This scene described in Nehemiah witnesses to the power of God’s Word to speak to, to unite, and to rally us as a people—a people who have experienced our own exile and loss. - Amy Ekeh; US Catholic
==melih ekener==================
Melih Ekener, executive director of SAT-7 TURK, an evangelical satellite television ministry with offices in Istanbul.
Feb 23, 2023: Christianity Today: Christians Assess Criticism of Turkey’s Earthquake Efforts
“During the earthquake, some serious mistakes were made,” said Melih Ekener, executive director of SAT-7 TURK, an evangelical satellite television ministry with offices in Istanbul. “But with the destruction of cities with large Christian populations, we are feeling more alone than ever.”
“During the earthquake, some serious mistakes were made,” said Melih Ekener, executive director of SAT-7 TURK, an evangelical satellite television ministry with offices in Istanbul. “But with the destruction of cities with large Christian populations, we are feeling more alone than ever.”
==john eldredge==================
John Eldredge (born June 6, 1960 in Los Angeles) is an American author, counselor, and lecturer on Christianity. He is known for his best-selling book Wild at Heart. Eldredge received his undergraduate degree in theater from California Polytechnic University (Pomona) and his MA in biblical counseling from Colorado Christian University under the direction of Dr. Larry Crabb and Dr. Dan Allender. Prior to joining Focus on the Family in 1988, Eldredge served for five years on the staff of Sierra Madre Congregational Church in Southern California. In July 2000, Eldredge left Focus on the Family, where he had worked for 12 years, to launch Ransomed Heart Ministries. (Source:Wikipedia)
John Eldredge Files
Adam knows now that he has blown it, that something has gone wrong within him, that he is no longer what he was meant to be. Adam doesn't just make a bad decision, he gives away something essential to his nature. Her is married now, his strength is fallen, and he knows it,. Then what happens? Adam hides. "I was afraid because I was naked, so I hid." You don't need a course in psychology to understand men. Understand that verse, let its implications sink in, and the men around you will suddenly come into focus. Wee hiding, every last one of us. Well aware that we, too, are not what we were meant to be, desperately afraid of being seen for what we are and are not, we have run off into the bushes. We hide in our office, at the gym, behind the newspaper and most likely behind our personality. Most of what you encounter when you meet a man is a facade, and elaborate fig leaf, a brilliant disguise.
--John Eldredge (Wild at Heart p. 52)
--John Eldredge (Wild at Heart p. 52)
John Eldredge Files
“One of the most poisonous of all Satan’s whispers is simply, “Things will never change.” That lie kills expectation, trapping our heart forever in the present. To keep desire alive and flourishing, we must renew our vision for what lies ahead. Things will not always be like this. Jesus has promised to “make all things new.” Eye has not seen, ear has not heard all that God has in store for his lovers, which does not mean “we have no clue so don’t even try to imagine,” but rather, you cannot outdream God. Desire is kept alive by imagination, the antidote to resignation. We will need imagination, which is to say, we will need hope. ”
― John Eldredge, The Sacred Romance: Drawing Closer to the Heart of God
― John Eldredge, The Sacred Romance: Drawing Closer to the Heart of God
==tom eliff======
Tom Elliff serves as president of the International Mission Board, the global mission arm of the Southern Baptist Convention. He writes from over fifty years in ministry as pastor, ministry leader, and missionary. Tom and his wife Jeannie are blessed with four children and twenty-five grandchildren. He holds degrees from Ouachita Baptist University (BA), Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary (M.Div), and Southern Baptist Theological Seminary (D.MIn). The Elliffs often speak and write on Christian family life, the urgency of revival, and the necessity of prayer.
April 18, 2023: Baptist Press: SBC leaders, former presidents react to death of Charles Stanley
“Much will be written and spoken about the incredible, global and timeless impact of Charles Stanley’s life and ministry. My thoughts today are filled with gratitude for the impact of Charles’ warm, personable and welcoming spirit. Thank God for unleashing His powerful truth through Charles Stanley.”--Tom Elliff, former SBC president
“Much will be written and spoken about the incredible, global and timeless impact of Charles Stanley’s life and ministry. My thoughts today are filled with gratitude for the impact of Charles’ warm, personable and welcoming spirit. Thank God for unleashing His powerful truth through Charles Stanley.”--Tom Elliff, former SBC president
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