Category Archives: Talks

BILLY GRAHAM ON 9/11

President and Mrs. Bush, I want to say a personal word on behalf of many people. Thank you, Mr. President, for calling this Day of Prayer and Remembrance. We needed it at this time. We come together today to affirm our conviction that God cares for us, whatever our ethnic, religious or political background may …

September 11, 2012 – 4:17 am | By Paul | Posted in Art, Current Events, History, Politics, Quotations, Talks, Television, The Gospel of the Kingdom, Theology, World Affairs | Comments (0)

Thomas Hart Benton: The Prodigal Son

When reading Peter Hitchens wonderful book The Rage Against God I was particularly struck by his personal reflection on Thomas Hart Benton’s The Prodigal Son. I wanted to post a blog about that but found that Dennis Skinner had done it for me. So why try to reinvent the wheel. Here it is: The Other …

July 5, 2012 – 7:20 am | By Paul | Posted in Art, Blog Groups, Books, Quotations, Talks, The Gospel of the Kingdom, Theology, Web Sites | Comments (2)

Meditation on Matthew 22: 34-46 – Bates College Chapel – 10/26/08

Matthew 22:34-46 “But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. And one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question to test him. “Teacher, which is the great commandment in the Law?” And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and …

October 26, 2008 – 5:33 pm | By Paul | Posted in from Paul, Talks, The Gospel of the Kingdom, Theology | Comments (0)

Meditation on Luke 15:1-10 – Bates College Chapel – 9/16/07

My first thought after reading the scripture was to recall getting lost while driving between Grand Rapids, Michigan and Chicago, Illinois this summer. On the drive, I learned that there are two signs you are lost:  1) absolute confidence that you are going the right way and hence are not lost, and  2) the subsequent …

September 16, 2007 – 2:59 pm | By Paul | Posted in Talks, The Gospel of the Kingdom | Comments (1)

Radical Feminist Calls for Religion to Lead the Artistic Renaissance

Who would expect a self-avowed pro-choice, libertarian atheist to call for a renaissance of America’s fine arts through religion?

August 4, 2007 – 10:37 am | By Paul | Posted in Art, Talks | Comments (0)

Is EVERYONE Going to Heaven?

That question arose at a Princeton University Karl Barth Conference, as reported by Joel Garver at Sacra Doctrina.

August 2, 2007 – 7:16 am | By Paul | Posted in Talks, The Gospel of the Kingdom, Theology, Web Sites | Comments (0)

Meditation on Mark 10:46-52 – Bates College Chapel – 10/26/06

             46 And they came to Jericho. And as he was leaving Jericho with his disciples and a great crowd, Bartimaeus, a blind beggar, the son of Timaeus, was sitting by the roadside.47 And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out and say, “Jesus, Son of David, have mercy …

October 26, 2006 – 5:59 am | By Paul | Posted in Talks, The Gospel of the Kingdom | Comments (1)