by Larry Greenfield | Aug 14, 2009 | Opinion
Roman Catholics in Boston now have the opportunity to participate in the revival of a centuries-old practice, something called the Ritual of Perpetual Adoration. It’s pretty simple and self-explanatory: hour after hour, day after day, week after week, month...
by Larry Greenfield | Aug 11, 2009 | Opinion
This sermon was delivered by Larry Greenfield, executive minister for the American Baptist Churches of Metro Chicago, at the Community Church of Wilmette in Wilmette, Ill., on July 26, 2009. Ephesians 3: 14-21 It’s good to be back with you. If I’m remembering...
by Larry Greenfield | Aug 11, 2009 | Opinion
I don’t think I made a conscious decision to accept the job, and certainly it wasn’t offered or assigned to me. But increasingly I find myself employed as an unsalaried groundskeeper around my neighborhood. This is not a full-time position. I only put my...
by Larry Greenfield | Jul 28, 2009 | Opinion
The theologian who wrote the Gospel of John was clearly trying to cover a lot of bases. So the reader can assume that there’s probably not just one point going on in any one text, but several. By now, in the history of biblical interpretation, it’s taken...
by Larry Greenfield | Jul 15, 2009 | Opinion
I challenge anybody to provide a simple, definitive and declarative interpretation of the opening statement in Ephesians. From verses 3 to 14, so much is going on here that translators can’t even agree where to put the commas. And talk about convoluted ideas!...
