# seminary (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 8 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover seminary. Page: Feed: --- ## [A Good Stretch of Poetry Days](https://liberationtheologylutheran.blogspot.com/2026/08/a-good-stretch-of-poetry-days.html) _2026-08-20 · Kristin Berkey-Abbott · Liberation Theology Lutheran_ The past few days have been a good poetry days, in a more well-rounded sense--by which I mean, I've been doing more than just writing down a line or two. Let me capture what a good stretch of poetry days looks like: --A few months ago, I had an idea for a poem, Jesus buying a fixer-upper of a house. I didn't do anything with this idea since I first had it (in late April, as evidenced by this blog… ## [Coming soon from Baker](https://michaelazadaghaykin.substack.com/p/coming-soon-from-baker) _2026-08-19 · Michael A.G. Azad Haykin · Historia ecclesiastica: e-history with a Christian dye_ Historia ecclesiastica: e-history with a Christian dye is a reader-supported publication. ## [Meditation on This Sunday's Gospel](https://liberationtheologylutheran.blogspot.com/2026/08/meditation-on-this-sundays-gospel_01040949614.html) _2026-08-19 · Kristin Berkey-Abbott · Liberation Theology Lutheran_ The readings for August 23, 2026: First Reading: Isaiah 51:1-6 First Reading (Semi-cont.): Exodus 1:8--2:10 Psalm: Psalm 138 Psalm (Semi-cont.): Psalm 124 Second Reading: Romans 12:1-8 Gospel: Matthew 16:13-20 In this Gospel reading, we find Jesus asking some of the basic questions. “Who do men say that I am?” “Who do you say that I am?” It’s a curious exchange that has Peter proclaiming Jesus as… ## [Gorman's Paul and John in Harmony (Pt4)](https://nijaykgupta.substack.com/p/gormans-paul-and-john-in-harmony-270) _2026-08-18 · Nijay K. Gupta · Engaging Scripture (with Dr. Nijay K. Gupta)_ Review Series Part 4 ## [Can we talk about... Christians and anxiety?](https://jessconnolly.substack.com/p/can-we-talk-about-christians-and) _2026-08-18 · Jess Connolly · Fully Awake Women's Club_ (let's go with compassion + curiosity) ## [Signs and Signifiers and Keeping a Record](https://liberationtheologylutheran.blogspot.com/2026/08/signs-and-signifiers-and-keeping-record.html) _2026-08-18 · Kristin Berkey-Abbott · Liberation Theology Lutheran_ It's been a strange beginning to the work week. Let me record, so I don't forget. --I've been in that liminal space where it's time to settle into the semester, yet I could still delay doing that for another few days. My office hour time has been consumed by meetings and Convocation, so I have yet to get my Brightspace course shells set up. At this point, it doesn't matter, because the classes… ## [Jamin Eben's doctoral thesis published](https://michaelazadaghaykin.substack.com/p/jamin-ebens-doctoral-thesis-published) _2026-08-18 · Michael A.G. Azad Haykin · Historia ecclesiastica: e-history with a Christian dye_ So good to see Dr Jamin Eben’s doctoral thesis, which he wrote at Southern Seminary, in print.Historia ecclesiastica: e-history with a Christian dye is a reader-supported publication. ## [Sunday Sermons and Good Sundays](https://liberationtheologylutheran.blogspot.com/2026/08/sunday-sermons-and-good-sundays.html) _2026-08-17 · Kristin Berkey-Abbott · Liberation Theology Lutheran_ Yesterday was a good day at Faith Lutheran--the energy level felt a bit higher, a few more people attending than we had in the slower summer Sundays. I used the youth sermon to talk about the behavior of Jesus towards the Canaanite woman, the way we see Jesus at his most human, the hard parts of being human, the way humans get grumpy and tired and don't always treat each other well--but the way we… ## [Sermon for Sunday, August 16, 2026](https://liberationtheologylutheran.blogspot.com/2026/08/sermon-for-sunday-august-16-2026.html) _2026-08-16 · Kristin Berkey-Abbott · Liberation Theology Lutheran_ August 16, 2026 By Kristin Berkey-Abbott Matthew 15:\[10-20\] 21-28 We have met the Canaanite woman before, and not just 3 years ago when we were last at this place in the lectionary cycle. In Mark, she’s called a Syrophoenician woman. Both of these descriptors—Canaanite and Syrophoenician--are markers that would have been more clear to first century ears than to our own. She is an outsider in all… ## [Individuality and community: the Particular Baptist experience](https://michaelazadaghaykin.substack.com/p/individuality-and-community-the-particular) _2026-08-16 · Michael A.G. Azad Haykin · Historia ecclesiastica: e-history with a Christian dye_ Above: Tottlebank Baptist Church in the Furness Fells area of Cumbria. ## [Install Manifest V3 Extension (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/OGDUgUcguExA) _2026-08-16 · **Sponsored**_ Get this Manifest V3 extension from the official TronBrowser Store listing. ## [The Feast Day of Mary, Her Assumption and All Else](https://liberationtheologylutheran.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-feast-day-of-mary-her-assumption.html) _2026-08-15 · Kristin Berkey-Abbott · Liberation Theology Lutheran_ Today is one of the many Marian feast days. Today we celebrate Mary's Assumption into Heaven. Here are the readings for today: First Reading: Isaiah 61:7-11 Psalm: Psalm 45:11-16 (Psalm 34:1-9 NRSV) Second Reading: Galatians 4:4-7 Gospel: Luke 1:46-55 I will state the obvious from the beginning. We don't really know very much about the historic life of Mary. That's both a blessing and a problem.… ## [Thirty-eight Years Married](https://liberationtheologylutheran.blogspot.com/2026/08/thirty-eight-years-married.html) _2026-08-13 · Kristin Berkey-Abbott · Liberation Theology Lutheran_ Today we celebrate our 38th wedding anniversary--38 years! It feels like just a blip. Here is one of my favorite pictures of us, a picture taken at the March 2026 wedding of our nephew, who was born in 1993: This morning in 1988, we'd have been in Greenwood, South Carolina. I'd have slept in the house that used to be a parsonage where my grandfather served a congregation for many years. Thirty… ## [Allan Self, "Alone with God": upcoming new release from Heritage Seminary Press](https://michaelazadaghaykin.substack.com/p/allan-self-alone-with-god-upcoming) _2026-08-12 · Michael A.G. Azad Haykin · Historia ecclesiastica: e-history with a Christian dye_ Historia ecclesiastica: e-history with a Christian dye is a reader-supported publication. ## [A HEBREW OF HEBREWS (New Book)](https://nijaykgupta.substack.com/p/a-hebrew-of-hebrews-new-book) _2026-08-12 · Nijay K. Gupta · Engaging Scripture (with Dr. Nijay K. Gupta)_ Exploring Pauline Theology Within and Beyond Judaism ## [The Feast Day of Saint Clare](https://liberationtheologylutheran.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-feast-day-of-saint-clare.html) _2026-08-11 · Kristin Berkey-Abbott · Liberation Theology Lutheran_ Today we celebrate the life of St. Clare of Assisi, one of the first followers of St. Francis, and founder of the Order of the Poor Ladies (more commonly called the Poor Clares). She wrote their Rule of Life, the first woman to have created such a thing, a set of rules for the life of a monastic order. The Poor Clares lived a life committed to poverty, what St. Clare called a "joyous poverty." Why… ## [A Vision for A New Kind of Seminary](https://nijaykgupta.substack.com/p/a-vision-for-a-new-kind-of-seminary) _2026-08-10 · Nijay K. Gupta · Engaging Scripture (with Dr. Nijay K. Gupta)_ VineyardUSA +Northern Seminary Partnership ## [More realism: Martin Luther on the powers that be](https://michaelazadaghaykin.substack.com/p/more-realism-martin-luther-on-the) _2026-08-10 · Michael A.G. Azad Haykin · Historia ecclesiastica: e-history with a Christian dye_ Above: a bust of Martin Luther from the Wrocław City Museum in Poland (picture: Ian Clary) ## [Sermon Recording from a Good Day at Church](https://liberationtheologylutheran.blogspot.com/2026/08/sermon-recording-from-good-day-at-church.html) _2026-08-10 · Kristin Berkey-Abbott · Liberation Theology Lutheran_ We had a really good day at church yesterday at Faith Lutheran in Bristol, Tennessee. I say this with some sense of wonder because I arrived in a grumpy mood: we left ten minutes later than I had requested, which meant I felt frazzled. I prayed for my grumpy frazzled mood to lift as I waited for my spouse to come downstairs and open the door, and happily it did with the first hymn. My sermon went… ## [I, a child of the Sixties, now labour for "a moral revolution in the hearts of men"](https://michaelazadaghaykin.substack.com/p/i-a-child-of-the-sixties-now-labour) _2026-08-10 · Michael A.G. Azad Haykin · Historia ecclesiastica: e-history with a Christian dye_ The Chicago Eight: some of my heroes when I was 14/15! ## [Once again: the need for a free nation-state of Kurdistan](https://michaelazadaghaykin.substack.com/p/once-again-the-need-for-a-free-nation) _2026-08-09 · Michael A.G. Azad Haykin · Historia ecclesiastica: e-history with a Christian dye_ Initial details of the Israel and America’s plans in their war with Iran and her proxies apparently included the following detail: ## [Stream Torrents & IPTV Instantly (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/cdf9yBqriemT) _2026-08-09 · **Sponsored**_ Search magnet links and stream movies, music, books, and live TV in-browser ## [Sermon for Sunday, August 9, 2026](https://liberationtheologylutheran.blogspot.com/2026/08/sermon-for-sunday-august-9-2026.html) _2026-08-09 · Kristin Berkey-Abbott · Liberation Theology Lutheran_ August 9, 2026 By Kristin Berkey-Abbott Matthew 14:22-33 We seem to be in the escalating miracles section of the lectionary. We might be able to explain away the miracle of last week’s reading by guessing that the crowds share more food as they are inspired by the actions of a few. But making a storm stop immediately—that miracle reveals the Divine nature of Jesus. No one could doubt after that… ## [Shifts for Those with Sense to See](https://liberationtheologylutheran.blogspot.com/2026/08/shifts-for-those-with-sense-to-see.html) _2026-08-08 · Kristin Berkey-Abbott · Liberation Theology Lutheran_ I am always intrigued by how we can see seasons shifting, long before the calendar would tell us to expect these changes. We have to learn to see with new eyes, eyes that focus on what's there, not what we're expecting to see. It's more of a shift of imagination than with our literal eyes, our literal sense: It's similar to how we can see God at work in the world--but it might mean we need to… ## [Kurdish pastor, Nihad Hassan, released!](https://michaelazadaghaykin.substack.com/p/kurdish-pastor-nihad-hassan-released) _2026-08-07 · Michael A.G. Azad Haykin · Historia ecclesiastica: e-history with a Christian dye_ “Nihad Hassan, pastor of The Kurdish Church in Lebanon and an ABTS alumnus and ministry partner, arrived home Aug. ## [Back to School, Back to Hiroshima](https://liberationtheologylutheran.blogspot.com/2026/08/back-to-school-back-to-hiroshima.html) _2026-08-06 · Kristin Berkey-Abbott · Liberation Theology Lutheran_ Yesterday was a delightful day. Today will be delightful too, although it's a full day on campus, so it will be a different kind of delightful. And I've been awake since 2, so I do worry about how tired I'll be by late afternoon. My brain started churning at 2, churning with all sorts of worries and plans. I need to sit down with a calendar and old syllabi and make some loose plans--or maybe… ## [Postmodernity and the Graeco-Roman world](https://michaelazadaghaykin.substack.com/p/postmodernity-and-the-graeco-roman) _2026-08-05 · Michael A.G. Azad Haykin · Historia ecclesiastica: e-history with a Christian dye_ I recently received a query that asked me about my take on this assertion: “The postmodern cultural context is very similar to that of the New Testament.” I found this an intriguing statement. ## [On Earth as in Heaven: Paul's Message for the Here and Now](https://nijaykgupta.substack.com/p/on-earth-as-in-heaven-pauls-message) _2026-08-05 · Nijay K. Gupta · Engaging Scripture (with Dr. Nijay K. Gupta)_ Read My FEATURE ARTICLE in INFLUENCE MAGAZINE ## [Delights Planned for the Last Day of Summer and an A for Paul Class](https://liberationtheologylutheran.blogspot.com/2026/08/delights-planned-for-last-day-of-summer.html) _2026-08-05 · Kristin Berkey-Abbott · Liberation Theology Lutheran_ In many ways, today is my last day of summer 2026. A year ago, I'd have been going to CPE early and then driving to Williamsburg to help my parents recover from my mom's near death pneumonia hospitalization--I am so grateful that this summer's end is more mundane. Our transition to the school year is a gentle one. Tomorrow we have a very full day of teacher training and meetings. On Friday and… ## [Why I remain a Baptist](https://michaelazadaghaykin.substack.com/p/why-i-remain-a-baptist) _2026-08-03 · Michael A.G. Azad Haykin · Historia ecclesiastica: e-history with a Christian dye_ Above: An AI-colourized print of an 1850s print of various Baptist worthies of the long eighteenth century. ## [Ḥesed and Wine: More than a Definition, the Taste of a Story](https://nijaykgupta.substack.com/p/hesed-and-wine-more-than-a-definition) _2026-08-03 · Nijay K. Gupta · Engaging Scripture (with Dr. Nijay K. Gupta)_ Guest Writer: Dr. Jennifer Matheny (Truett/Baylor) ## [Recording of August 2, 2026 Sermon](https://liberationtheologylutheran.blogspot.com/2026/08/recording-of-august-2-2026-sermon.html) _2026-08-03 · Kristin Berkey-Abbott · Liberation Theology Lutheran_ I felt good about my sermon yesterday--it's not likely to go down as one of my best, but it's solid. I tried to do more than just re-tell the Gospel, a problem with many sermons I've heard and one I try so hard to avoid in my own sermons. The Gospels aren't so complicated that most people don't understand. The recording of my sermon is here on my YouTube channel. If you'd like to read along, I… ## [Open directory of blogs for agents (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/zNKynitL0s3A) _2026-08-03 · **Sponsored**_ Submit URLs or OPML; receive feed pages with summaries, plus JSON/OPML/plain text ## [Sermon for Sunday, August 2](https://liberationtheologylutheran.blogspot.com/2026/08/sermon-for-sunday-august-2.html) _2026-08-02 · Kristin Berkey-Abbott · Liberation Theology Lutheran_ August 2, 2026 By Kristin Berkey-Abbott Matthew 14:13-21 Last week we had parables of smallness and hiddenness to tell us what the community of God is like. I concluded last week’s sermon by saying that the Kingdom of God, this community that we’re helping to create right here and right now might remain hidden for our whole lives, visible to those around us with eyes to see, but invisible to the… ## [The Hinge Festival of Lammas](https://liberationtheologylutheran.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-hinge-festival-of-lammas.html) _2026-08-01 · Kristin Berkey-Abbott · Liberation Theology Lutheran_ Early August is a hinge point in the calendar. In some ways, it's not as obvious a hinge as the autumnal equinox or the summer solstice; in fact, it's the time directly between those two hinges--we're as far away from the start of summer as we are from the start of autumn. But in some ways, it's just as significant a point of seasonal shift. If we lived in medieval England, we would be celebrating… ## [3 Things Friday: 3 Reasons I Can't Wait For Fall](https://jessconnolly.substack.com/p/3-things-friday-3-reasons-i-cant) _2026-07-31 · Jess Connolly · Fully Awake Women's Club_ (and none of them are a pumpkin spiced latte) ## [Celtic Wisdom: The Last Days of July](https://liberationtheologylutheran.blogspot.com/2026/07/celtic-wisdom-last-days-of-july.html) _2026-07-30 · Kristin Berkey-Abbott · Liberation Theology Lutheran_ ELCA Stewardship specialist Tim Brown made this Facebook post today: In the heat of waning July days, the ancient Celts would ready themselves for the August festivals and the beginning of the harvest. They would take these final days to spend intentional time resonating with the world around them, relaxing in the earth and seeking out sacred spots to bless and in which to be blessed. You might… ## [The Odyssey and the World of the New Testament (PART 3): Emotional Family Reunions](https://nijaykgupta.substack.com/p/the-odyssey-and-the-world-of-the-e40) _2026-07-29 · Nijay K. Gupta · Engaging Scripture (with Dr. Nijay K. Gupta)_ Emotional Family Reunions ## [Feast Day of the Bethany Siblings](https://liberationtheologylutheran.blogspot.com/2026/07/feast-day-of-bethany-siblings.html) _2026-07-29 · Kristin Berkey-Abbott · Liberation Theology Lutheran_ In the decades/centuries before 1969, on July 29, we would have celebrated Saint Martha, one of few named women in the Gospels. Now we celebrate not only Martha, but also her sister Mary and their brother Lazarus. Their story is in the eleventh chapter of John. In a way, I think it's a shame, as each of these siblings deserves their own feast day. But today let us ask if we can we learn something… ## [Diaries of a Scared (Brave) Gal](https://jessconnolly.substack.com/p/diaries-of-a-scared-brave-gal-c7d) _2026-07-28 · Jess Connolly · Fully Awake Women's Club_ Part Three: What If It's Hard? ## [The Odyssey and the World of the New Testament (PART 2): From Hades to Hope](https://nijaykgupta.substack.com/p/the-odyssey-and-the-world-of-the-d25) _2026-07-27 · Nijay K. Gupta · Engaging Scripture (with Dr. Nijay K. Gupta)_ From Hades to Hope ## [Recording of Yesterday's Sermon in the Outdoor Pavilion](https://liberationtheologylutheran.blogspot.com/2026/07/recording-of-yesterdays-sermon-in.html) _2026-07-27 · Kristin Berkey-Abbott · Liberation Theology Lutheran_ As we drove across the mountain to Bristol, Tennessee yesterday, we wondered if we would have worship in the outdoor pavilion, the way we had planned. Our weather apps told us that the rain would be going away in time for worship, but the dark clouds suggested otherwise. We got to church, where everyone gathered early to set up was checking their weather apps. The teenagers encouraged us to go… ## [Sermon for Sunday, July 26, 2026](https://liberationtheologylutheran.blogspot.com/2026/07/sermon-for-sunday-july-26-2026.html) _2026-07-26 · Kristin Berkey-Abbott · Liberation Theology Lutheran_ July 26, 2026 By Kristin Berkey-Abbott Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 During Music Week at Lutheridge, Carl and I went to a workshop for people who are part of small choirs. I’m no trained musician, but even I could tell that my version of a small choir is very different from those folks in charge of the workshop. My version of a small choir is the type you’d find at a church that only has 70 or so… ## [The Feast Day of Saint James](https://liberationtheologylutheran.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-feast-day-of-saint-andrew.html) _2026-07-25 · Kristin Berkey-Abbott · Liberation Theology Lutheran_ Today we celebrate the life of James, one of the 12 disciples, the first to be martyred (Acts 12:1 tells us by Herod's sword). He's known as James the Greater (to distinguish him from James the Lesser, James the son of Alphaeus). He's the brother of John. He was one of the first to join Jesus, and Jesus chose him to go up the mountain to witness the Transfiguration. He is the patron saint of… ## [My Review of Nolan's The Odyssey](https://nijaykgupta.substack.com/p/my-review-of-nolans-the-odyssey) _2026-07-24 · Nijay K. Gupta · Engaging Scripture (with Dr. Nijay K. Gupta)_ How Well Does Nolan Honor Homer? ## [3 Things Friday: 3 "New" Fashion Trends I'm Loving](https://jessconnolly.substack.com/p/3-things-friday-3-new-fashion-trends) _2026-07-24 · Jess Connolly · Fully Awake Women's Club_ They're not new, but I LOVE THEM. ## [Other Symbols of Smallness: The Small Choir](https://liberationtheologylutheran.blogspot.com/2026/07/other-symbols-of-smallness-small-choir.html) _2026-07-24 · Kristin Berkey-Abbott · Liberation Theology Lutheran_ This week's Gospel reading revolves around small things (mustard seeds and yeast) and hidden things (treasure and pearls of rare price and fish that are worthy hidden around a net full of sea creatures). I have preached on mustard seeds and weeds before. I'm always on the lookout for new metaphors and symbols. I've used symbols like mold in a bathroom as a synonym for yeast. This year, I thought… ## [Nolan Can't Find His Way Home(r)](https://nijaykgupta.substack.com/p/nolan-cant-find-his-way-homer) _2026-07-23 · Nijay K. Gupta · Engaging Scripture (with Dr. Nijay K. Gupta)_ PART 2: Nijay and Joey Go to the Movies ## [Nolan's Odyssey: Nijay and Joey Go to the Movies!](https://nijaykgupta.substack.com/p/nolans-odyssey-nijay-and-joey-go) _2026-07-22 · Nijay K. Gupta · Engaging Scripture (with Dr. Nijay K. Gupta)_ Part 1: Our Movie Breakdown; What Nolan Gets Right ## [The Feast Day of Mary Magdalene](https://liberationtheologylutheran.blogspot.com/2026/07/the-feast-day-of-mary-magdalene.html) _2026-07-22 · Kristin Berkey-Abbott · Liberation Theology Lutheran_ Decades ago, many of us might not have heard of Mary Magdalene. When I went to undergraduate school, in the mid-80's, we didn't know about many women in the Bible outside of Mary, the mother of Jesus. Maybe we had a vague memory of a woman with demons that Jesus healed. Now it's a different story. We've had decades of feminist theology that has opened our eyes and our theology to the presence of… ## [Weeds and Seeds and Sermons](https://liberationtheologylutheran.blogspot.com/2026/07/weeds-and-seeds-and-sermons.html) _2026-07-20 · Kristin Berkey-Abbott · Liberation Theology Lutheran_ I thought my sermons, both the youth sermon and adult, went well yesterday. Then my spouse and I listened to the adult sermon on the drive home, and had a rollicking discussion about whether or not it worked. We agreed that my approach to weeds and wheat wasn't true to the parable, which tells us that you're born a wheat seed or a weed seed. But as a sermon, it works. I think. You can view the… ## [Potatoes, Parables and Disability](https://nicomaria.substack.com/p/potatoes-parables-and-disability) _2026-07-19 · Nico-Maria. · Folk, Write, Draw, Repeat._ A Sunday reflection for Disability Pride Month ## [Sermon for July 19, 2026](https://liberationtheologylutheran.blogspot.com/2026/07/sermon-for-july-19-2026.html) _2026-07-19 · Kristin Berkey-Abbott · Liberation Theology Lutheran_ July 19, 2026 By Kristin Berkey-Abbott Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 If Jesus was going to explain parables, there are other parables that need more explaining than today’s parable and last week’s. These parables of seeds, sowing, good soil, and sorting don’t really need additional explanation, not from Jesus, not from generations of preachers that have come after Jesus. You might be objecting to this…