by Marcia Montenegro | Jan 4, 2024 | Bible, Discernment, Gregory Boyd, Open Theism, The Bible Project, Tim Mackie
Tim Mackie and Jon Collins founded The Bible Project in 2014. The stated mission was to “help people experience the Bible as a unified story that leads to Jesus.” They describe the project this way: We believe the Bible is a profound and very beautiful book...
by Marcia Montenegro | Nov 9, 2023 | Heavenly Tourism, Near Death Experiences, New Age
One of our readers recently sent me a link to the newly released film from Angel Studios titled “After Death.” This is a film featuring those who claim to have had near-death experiences and gone to heaven or hell and, of course, returned (or we would not have...
by Marcia Montenegro | Jan 19, 2023 | Books, Christ and the Church, Enneagram, MCOI Journal, Panentheism, Theological Erotica, Winter/Spring 2013
Editor’s Note: When we originally printed Marcia Montenegro’s commentary on Ann Voskamp’s book, One Thousand Gifts in the Winter/Spring 2013 MCOI Journal, Marcia made it clear this is a commentary, not a book review. There were two primary issues of...
by Marcia Montenegro | Oct 27, 2022 | Astrology, Druids, Halloween, Vampires, Wicca
Halloween has mixed origins that are disputed and not clearly based on historical facts. “Halloween” comes from the eve of all Hallows Day (or All Saints Day), which is November 1st. Although it occurs at a time of seasonal change called by some...
by Marcia Montenegro | Oct 13, 2022 | Contemplative Prayer, Henry Nouwen, M. Basil Pennington, Richard Foster, Richard Rohr, Ruth Haley Barton, Spiritual arrogance, Teilhard de Chardin, Thomas Keating, Thomas Merton, William Meninger
In this second installment of a two-part series, we continue looking at two of Ruth Haley Barton’s books, Invitation to Silence and Solitude (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press Books; 2nd ed, 2010) and Sacred Rhythms: Arranging Our Lives for Spiritual...
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