by Bob | Mar 8, 2008 | Black Church History, Women, Women's History, Women's Ministry, Women's Studies, Womens' Soul Care
An Amazing Sister in an Amazing FamilyMacrina the Younger (327-379 AD) came from one of the most amazing families in all of Church history. Her paternal grandmother was Macrina the Elder, her mother was Emmelia, and her brothers were Peter, Basil and Gregory of Nyssa....
by Bob | Mar 6, 2008 | Church History, Women's Ministry
Spiritual Friend to Her Physical Family: GorgoniaNonna and her husband Gregory the Elder were the parents of Gregory of Nazianzus and Gorgonia (325-375 AD). Gorgonia and her husband Alypius lived in Iconium where they raised two sons who became bishops and three godly...
by Bob | Feb 9, 2008 | Uncategorized
To Glorify God and to Comfort the Saints*A review of Anthony J. Carter, “On Being Black and Reformed: A New Perspective on the African American Christian Experience”With one succinct sentence, Anthony Carter integrates historical Reformation theology and historical...
by Bob | Feb 4, 2008 | Sin
There Will Be BloodNominated for eight academy awards, “There Will Be Blood” plays like a modern-day version of Genesis 4. Though many Christians may resist seeing it, and many who do may wish they hadn’t, “Blood” is replete with themes of biblical proportions. It is...
by Bob | Jan 31, 2008 | Black History Month, Equiano, Olaudah Equiano
Olaudah Equinao: Born Free“I . . . acknowledge the mercies of Providence in every occurrence of my life.”[i] These words from the pen of the Christian Olaudah Equiano might seem trite until we realize that they introduce the narrative of his harrowing kidnapping and...