There is a Time to Grieve: John Harvie Knight 1960-2006.

Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on February, 7 2007

Life, for all its sweetness and wonder, still strikes us with unbearable

pain from time to time. Tragedies that are so far out of the normal order of

There is a Time to Grieve: John Harvie Knight 1960-2006.

Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on January, 31 2007

The Gospel of John is dramatically different from the gospels of Mark,

Matthew and Luke. It begins by identifying Jesus with the “Word of God”

spoken in creation. …

A Conversation in Grebenstein, Germany

Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on January, 10 2007

While on a lecture tour of Europe this winter, we had one stop in

Grebenstein, Germany, that was unique in many ways. No lecture, press

conference or even …

Watching Christianity Evolve in Scandinavia

Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on January, 3 2007

During the early winter of this year, my wife and I went to

Scandinavia for 16 lectures, 5 press interviews and extensive conversations.

I returned with a deeper sense of …

Facing 2007 with Grave Apprehension

Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on December, 27 2006

The year 2006 began with an unresolved war in Iraq. It ended with that war

not just unresolved, but obviously deteriorating into the unmanageable chaos

of civil war and tribal …

Watching Christmas being Celebrated in Europe

Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on December, 20 2006

This year I watched Christmas dawn in Europe. It provided me

with new insights into this holy day and an understanding of the state of

Christianity on the …

Fred Kaan: Hymn Writer Par Excellence

Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on December, 13 2006

If I were to mention the name of Frederik Herman Kaan, I doubt

if the faces of more than one or two of my readers would reveal even a

Miracles VI: Bartimaeus and the Healing of the Man Born Blind

Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on December, 6 2006

In this continuing examination of the miracle stories found in

the gospels, I turn this week to the second “sight to the blind” narrative

in Mark (10: 46-52), the …

Miracles V: Did a Blind Man From Bethsaida Really Receive His Sight?

Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on November, 29 2006

In the fourth installment of my fall series on the miracles of the New Testament, I suggested that the healing miracles attributed to Jesus in the gospels might have …

Debating a Fundamentalist in Orlando

Column by Bishop John Shelby Spong on November, 22 2006

Marcus Borg did it. John Dominic Crossan did it. The clear

implication of the person issuing this invitation was that I should do it

too. He wanted me to …

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