Stewarding Fertility
Recently my husband and I, no longer able to stifle our curiosity, sat down to watch the Amazon Prime documentary, Shiny Happy People. While I will not weigh in here on the actual merits of the documentary, it highlights, through its depiction of the Dugger family, a movement found in some conservative Christian circles referred to as “Quiverfull.” The term is taken from Psalm 127:3–5, “Lo, children are an heritage of the Lord:...
Religion for the Weak
“Who did Jesus come for?” This is not the typical way we frame the purpose of Jesus’ coming. Usually we think about the cross, forgiveness, and perhaps even the kingdom of God. But inserting the interrogative “who” moves our thoughts elsewhere. Former Governor of Minnesota, Jesse Ventura (D), infamously said, “Organized religion is a sham and a crutch for weak-minded people who need strength in numbers.” We could dismiss this as the...
Perspectives on Tithing (ed. David Croteau)
Review by Craig Batts “When evangelicals in the United States, living in the most prosperous global economy, still give less than 3 percent of their income to Christian causes – something is wrong with our understanding of God’s mandate for generous giving!” [1] These words are the first to greet the reader upon opening the cover of one of the latest books in the Broadman & Holman Perspectives series. Jeff Iorg’s endorsement would...
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