Tag Archives: The Church

The Potential for a Prophetic Voice in the American Evangelical Church on Issues of Race and Racialization

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Jeff Block

As you know, I’m in seminary at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. This summer, I took a single “modular” class called “Social and Cultural Exegesis”. The focus of this class as bible students is to learn from concepts in sociology to better interpret … Continue reading →

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Was Jesus “Efficient”?

Posted on July 15, 2015 by Jeff Block

I read the other day (can’t remember where–maybe an audiobook?) that if Jesus had walked the earth in our day, He would have been super busy. The author argued that Jesus was so well-loved and so important, that everyone wanted a … Continue reading →

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Jesus Feeds the Dogs

Posted on September 30, 2014 by Jeff Block

A story about amazing love… Jesus withdrew to the district of Tyre and Sidon. And behold, a Canaanite woman from that region came out and was crying, “Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David; my daughter is severely oppressed … Continue reading →

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Church of Agony / Church of All Nations

Posted on November 11, 2009 by Jeff Block

I thought about entitling this blog entry, “How I wasted an hour of my life in some dingy Catholic ‘church’ on the Mount of Olives”, but I figured that might be a little harsh. Instead, I’ll try make this brief, … Continue reading →

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