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The Roles Played By The Father And The Holy Spirit In The Life Of Jesus Christ, Harold Willmington

The Second Person File

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Strength, Jenni Breems

Staff Work

"Paul’s imprisonment has inspired other Christians to remain strong as they share the gospel story."

Posting about God's strength through difficulties from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

https://inallthings.org/strength/

Jesus’ Mother “Treasured All These Words . . . In Her Heart” (Luke 2:19): On Using A Spirit Hermeneutic To Reflect Together About Mary, Sally Jo Shelton

Spiritus: ORU Journal of Theology

A major issue over which many Evangelicals and Pentecostals differ from Roman Catholics is the status of Mary, Jesus’ mother. Evangelicals critique some of the Marian dogmas and practices as excesses that challenge Christ’s sole mediation and eclipse the Spirit, while Catholics warn that neglect of Mary potentially leads to failure to acknowledge Christ’s full humanity and divinity. This is a proposal to place Spirit hermeneutics into ecumenical service to bridge the gap between the Catholic and Evangelical Marys. The Spirit hermeneutics proposed here is built on Amos Yong’s (and other Pentecostal scholars’) Word-Spirit-Community epistemology, Catholic philosopher Bernard Lonergan’s call …

Spirit Of Living God Fall Afresh On Me, Erin Olson

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"As temples of the Holy Spirit, we have the ability to share a message from the Lord with those around us, but we may struggle to discern that message from the crowd of voices we hear every day."

Posting about using the Spirit's power to serve others from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

http://inallthings.org/spirit-of-living-god-fall-afresh-on-me/

The Spirit's Groaning, Robert Lancaster

Staff Work

"We may not always pray in accordance with the will of God, but the Spirit does. And God answers."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­the the Holy Spirit's intercession for us from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

http://inallthings.org/the-spirits-groaning/

Exuberant Peace In The Face Of Fear, David Schelhaas

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"First the disciples touch Jesus' wounds; now he breathes on them. How close they must have been."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­Christ's presence which erases all fear from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

http://inallthings.org/exuberant-peace-in-the-face-of-fear/

Spirit-Filled Mindfulness Through Lectio Divina, Shirley Folkerts

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"Lectio divina is a Latin phrase meaning 'divine reading.' It is a historical, meditative, prayerful method of reading Scripture."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­one of the spiritual disciplines from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.

http://inallthings.org/spirit-filled-mindfulness-through-lectio-divina/

On Being Born Again, Robert Lancaster

Staff Work

"This rebirth, then, is wholly a work of grace. Of God’s action. We are sinners, but now the work and righteousness of Christ has been given to us, and our lives have been changed."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­what it means to be born again from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/on-being-born-again/

The Spirit Of A Weak God: Reimagining Divine Providence After The Critique Of Ontotheology, Wendy Theresa Crosby

Dissertations

The question of this dissertation is whether and how divine providence can function within the framework of a weak God theology. While theories of divine providence traditionally depend on a powerful God capable of bringing all to a good end, I argue that providence remains essential to Christian hope and participation even if God is rethought as weak. This dissertation develops a concept of providence within weak God theology through an understanding of the Holy Spirit which is non-totalizing and dependent on creation's response. Therefore, providence empowers human action rather than ensuring victory despite our actions.

The dissertation begins by …