by Jeremy Bouma | American Culture, Christian Spirituality, Church Culture
A few weeks ago in my New Testament 3 class we studied the books of 2 Peter and Jude. One of the major topics of these two books is false teachers. Each book makes it clear that these men and women came from “among the people” and “among you,”... by Jeremy Bouma | American Culture, Christian Spirituality
This a running account and commentary of the Grand Valley State University’s LGBT Center event “Religion and Homophobia: Spiritual Violence in our Community” that I promised to live blog. It started at 7pm, so later entries are at the bottom with the... by Jeremy Bouma | Christian Spirituality, Life, On Scripture
Shift Happens: Introduction Cistern A few weeks ago I began a series on the life of Joseph as representative of our own unexpected shifts. We pick up the story with Joseph at the bottom of a cistern. I can only imagine what Joseph was thinking: What has just happened?... by Jeremy Bouma | Christian Spirituality, On Scripture, Theology
I am writing a paper on Pelagius for a ThM Early Church class and reading through a very rare commentary he made on the Book of Romans. I was struck by his commentary on Romans 1:26-27 and homosexuality. The TNIV reads: Because of this, God gave them over to shameful... by Jeremy Bouma | Christian Spirituality, Personal
My alma mater will be featuring me and my recently written book, “the (un)offensive gospel of Jesus,” next week for an alumni spotlight. I thought I would publish the information here, too, to give you a glimpse into the thrust of my little writing... by Jeremy Bouma | Christian Spirituality, Ministry
I am nearing the end of a Master of Theology course on the Early Church. Many of these early church fathers and thinkers have given me new theological insights into the Christian faith, while also instructing me in pastoral ministry. One of those pastoral provocateurs...