By Molly T. Marshall I had opportunity to see the Body of Christ at its best these past weeks. A faithful member of my Sunday school class has been concluding his nearly three-year struggle with cancer. With grace and dignity,…
Accompany them … with food
By Molly T. Marshall I had opportunity to see the Body of Christ at its best these past weeks. A faithful member of my Sunday school class has been concluding his nearly three-year struggle with cancer. With grace and dignity,…
What kind of church?
By Molly T. Marshall Making my way up I-35 from Fort Worth to Kansas City after the CBF gathering, I saw the following sign: “Going to hell? Ask Jesus into your heart. Be Saved. Contact a Christian-based church.” Any of…
Practicing theology
By Molly T. Marshall I probably should have done this before my third column, but I am delighted that Associated Baptist Press has invited me to write regularly, especially since they want me to engage the craft of thinking theologically…
Thanking my teacher
By Molly T. Marshall He invited me to be his graduate assistant. He married Douglas and me. He was the midwife of my dissertation. He preached my ordination sermon. He encouraged me as a younger colleague in the theology department…
Resurrection: Past, future and present
By Molly Marshall In this fresh season of the empty tomb, Eastertide, I am thinking about a more comprehensive understanding of resurrection. Of course we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus as the “first fruits of them that slept” (1 Corinthians…
Sample ‘Blue Like Jazz’ not your father’s evangelistic flick
Gary Furr “Blue Like Jazz” arrived at selected theaters this past week, an odd stepchild among usual movie fare of aliens, vampires, and things that go boom. Derived from Donald Miller’s book by the same name, “Blue Like Jazz” is…
Humility and doing mission in our day
By Molly T. Marshall In a little over a week, 15 students and faculty from Central Baptist Theological Seminary will be traveling to Myanmar (Burma) for an immersion experience in inter-cultural dialogue. Through thoughtful participation in ecumenical lectures and travel…
Hope and Advent’s apocalyptic readings
By Molly T. Marshall As I have been reading Time and Newsweek and The New York Times this past week, I have noticed a trend as writers seek to describe the decade that is quickly winding down. Their words are…