On Thursday, February 7, Barbara Nicolosi came to speak at the University of Mary’s annual Prayer Day on the topic of Hollywood and Christianity, and had quite a bit to say about goodness, beauty, truth, and engaging culture. Nicolosi has worked as a script consultant for scores of Hollywood feature and television projects such as “Saving Grace” and “Joan of Arcadia” and films such as “The Passion of the Christ” and “That Evening Sun.” Her most recent credit is as…
The Rev. Kerry L. Bender writes, "Your unique style, voice and personality can be used by God to communicate His truth if it is made subservient to the Word of God. Of course this is key: we must keep our personalities subservient to the Word of God. There is always the danger of allowing the power of a dynamic personality to overtake the power of the gospel. Therefore, it is of the utmost importance to make sure that the preacher…
The Rev. Dr. Sarah Hinlicky Wilson is a Lutheran minister and currently assistant research professor at the Institute for Ecumenical Research in Strasbourg, France. In this interview, we speak with her about the state of ecumenism in light of the changing shape of Christian faith in the 21st century. She says, "Since ecumenism originated in the mission field, I think its future lies in mission too."
Dr. James Edwards writes, "What is the proper understanding of faith and works, law and grace, Old and New Testament? We are brought into a right relationship with God through faith and trust in his saving word to us. The law is added as a guide for deeds and behaviors pleasing to God and productive for life as God intended it. In meeting the requirements of the law we discover that even good behaviors do not signify good hearts and…
The Rev. Joshua Genig, Pastor at The Lutheran Church of the Ascension in Atlanta, Georgia, explores the Annunciation as a model for preaching: "Preaching...cannot be relegated to a word that pushes one toward the Mass or a word that delivers an intangible Christ. Instead, preaching today needs to be conceived of in a manner analogous to the Annunciation to Mary."
