May 2, 2021 | Uncategorized
CHALLENGE “Richard, the New Testament NEVER teaches that ALL men will be reconciled to God. I understand that you think God uses His postmortem judgment fire to cure, purge, and prepare humanity for heaven, not torture them for eternity. I understand that you believe...
Apr 28, 2021 | Uncategorized
The Fisheries Stand-off in Atlantic Canada: Understanding the Complexity of this Issue (A Personal Perspective) Lois Mitchell [This paper was written last fall at the height of the dispute in Nova Scotia over the “moderate-living lobster fishery”, being conducted by...
Apr 27, 2021 | Uncategorized
Flikr/Lawrence OP There is a clear exodus from both the institution of church and the Christian faith that shows no signs of abating,[1] Thousands of people are experiencing what is being called the deconstruction[2] of their faith. They are knocking down theological...
Apr 19, 2021 | Uncategorized
There’s some debate on whether Judas took and ate the bread and wine Jesus offered. Whether he partook of the sacraments, I don’t know, and I don’t know if we can know. But here’s what every translation of John 13:30 says in some form: he left with the bread.It seems...
Apr 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
“Everything is Connected”: Seven StopsSSU Convocation Address April 17, 2021Lois P. Mitchell, PhD Friends and especially graduates… It’s really a privilege to be invited to speak this morning. But of course, it’s also a challenge. What to say? Where to start,...
Apr 13, 2021 | Uncategorized
I don't enter into my comments as a learned biblical scholar or trained theologian. I am neither of those, but I was struck by the exegesis of Rabbi Sharon Brous as she spoke of the plagues (Exodus 9) in a way I'd never heard before. Rabbi Brous says...
