Tag Archives: Justice

Paul, the Institution of Slavery, and the Cross-shaped Life

Posted on July 14, 2018 by Jeff Block

THEOLOGICAL REFLECTIONS ON SLAVERY IN THE PAULINE CORPUS Submitted to Dr. Joshua Jipp in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the course NT 6252 Interpreting Paul and General Epistles at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Preface Whether as a paper or a blog post, … Continue reading →

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The Upside-Down Kingdom

Posted on May 23, 2018 by Jeff Block

A sermon manuscript for Matthew 20:1-16, prepared for Life Bridge Community Church (recorded audio | sermon notes | parables study tool handout) Introduction As you know, we have been working through Jesus’ nine parables about the Kingdom of God. We were blessed to … Continue reading →

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The End of Earthly Authority

Posted on May 21, 2017 by Jeff Block

A sermon manuscript on Revelation 19:11-21, prepared for House of Prayer Church in Mbale, Uganda. But the crazy thing is that I never preached this sermon; God changed it at the last second. In any event, I thought I’d share it … Continue reading →

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Fair and Balanced?

Posted on December 11, 2006 by Jeff Block

This one’s been a while in coming… Is the press in America “free and neutral”, as prescribed by the Bill of Rights?  This is a question that evokes adamant response from lots of people.  Many would swear on their grandmother … Continue reading →

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