Ian McFarland: “to hope—to hold to what cannot be seen but what has been promised—is to refuse to reduce the possibilities of the future to the results of present calculation.”
A great group of students this year for our NALS June Intensive, "Missional Renewal of the Local Church" with Mike Goheen. It was wonderful to see the chapel of the incarnation at the Bonhoeffer House bursting at the seams
Register now for our 2027 annual conference exploring the chronic tension between our national and cosmopolitan inclinations, its intensification today, and its bearing on the future of ecumenism. Register by September 5 for our early bird rate!
Register: https://t.co/s2s8i3gWIa
New issue of our NALS magazine, Word and Sacrament--with contributions from @FredFredSanders, @glennbutner, @Alex_H_Pierce, and yours truly (inter alia). Link to digital version posted below...
Join us for a conversation with Dr. Matthew Levering (Mundelein Seminary) about his life and work and the lecture he presented at our 2026 Conference, "Nicaea and Ecumenism: A Response to Paul Gavrilyuk."
https://t.co/OYWJO9Gfw3
Wheaton College is looking for an established theologian to join our Divinity School faculty as the Knoedler Chair, serving our MA and PhD students. Feel free to spread the word, as candidates have until June 1st to submit a CV and cover letter. https://t.co/urqIH0ckKa
I had a great time speaking at the North American Lutheran Church's theology conference in the Canadian Rockies. Grateful for the opportunity to communicate the theology of mission I outlined in Virtuous Persuasion to a group of dedicated pastors. Also--the hiking was incredible...
New Podcast Episode: Douglas Sweeney hosts a conversation with Archbishop Joseph Marino. Joseph Marino is apostolic nuncio and president emeritus of the Pontifical Ecclesial Academy in Rome.
https://t.co/mX13KlGoOf
According to the recent article, “The Biblical Nesher as the Griffon Vulture, Gyps fulvus: Ornithological character traits” by Fred S. Cannon, the biblical Nesher נֶשֶׁר is actually the Griffon Vulture (Gyps fulvus).