Author: David Ellis

In Dr. Weaver’s long recovery from illness, I’ve found myself talking from the class podium rather more than I might like (and, I would bet, far more often than you might like!), and I’ve been using AI to help me in that task. I have never hidden that from you, but since I’m about to…

If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have Grace, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. And if I have the gift of prophecy and can fathom all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have a faith that can move mountains, but do not…

David: Our fundamental goal in recent weeks has been to understand the grand concept of Grace. Last week I affirmed that Grace was both synonymous with and a part of agape Love, and I asked whether, when we dissect agape Love into its constituent parts—as grace, mercy, forgiveness, etc.—there a danger that we fail to…

David: “In the beginning, was the Word,” as we all well know. Last week, Michael proposed that the Word is God’s Grace. John’s opening passage of the New Testament makes clear that the Word is God and, argues Michael, since both Father and Son are part of the Trinity, the Word is also Jesus Christ….

I said last week that grace and judgment are fundamental religious concepts with deep theological significance and that they play a crucial role in shaping moral and ethical perspectives across the five major faiths—Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism. Last week we discussed grace as a global concept. Today, it’s judgment day. In religious contexts,…

Grace and judgment are fundamental religious concepts with deep theological significance. They play a crucial role in shaping moral and ethical perspectives across the five major faiths—Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Judaism. In this first of two talks, I discuss grace. Judgment will follow next week. (You have been warned! 😉 ) Global Views of…

In the last few Sabbath’s our discussion has centered on our understanding, our concept, our image of God. We’ve looked at the effects of technology and artificial intelligence, and the effects of education on our picture of God, Donald led us through a brilliant discussion on imagery and music. Last week, David introduced us to…

In the last few Sabbaths our discussion has centered on our understanding, our concept, our image of God. We’ve looked at the effects of technology and artificial intelligence and the effects of education on our picture of God. Donald led us through a brilliant discussion on imagery and music. Last week, David introduced us to…

Don: Does God require signs of our contrition, such as remorse or confession, before He will give us His grace? In 1937, when the Nazi party had reached the peak of its power, the German Lutheran pastor Dietrich Bonhoeffer wrote The Cost of Discipleship, a book which perhaps more than any other work has influenced…