On Dogs and Altar Rails By saying this prayer, those of us who are Gentiles become like the Syrophoenician woman. We admit we are dogs, unworthy as Gentiles and those who chronically forget God’s promises to the Jews to sit at God’s table, and yet we go on to ask for God’s food all the same, trusting that our host is merciful.
The Gospel and the Works of God In Acts 15, St. James and the Jerusalem Council take for granted that Gentile Christians will do just this: follow the commands of God.
From Abraham to Cornelius When Peter met Cornelius, he entered into what God has been up to since he called Abraham.
Boundaries, blessings, and hope for the future In this post, I want to offer a few further observations that could prove helpful, if the biblical-historical situation of Gentile inclusion in Acts 15 and other places is to provide clues for a way forward in a mixed-economy Anglicanism.
Going radical on Cornelius Covenant has recently been taking a look at the conversion of Cornelius. I want to propose that the story is more radical than people have imagined.
Boundaries, blessings, and the hidden gifts of Church conflict The struggle over Gentile inclusion has become a totem in Church conflicts for anyone wishing to claim historical precedent for their side of the argument.
Outside the bounds? Acts 10:1-16 speaks of Cornelius, a Gentile centurion drawn to worship the one God, yet fearful to commit. The question for us now is — who is Cornelius today?
Ex. 16-18; Ps. 22; Matt. 23 The second of three meditations I have written for the Center for Biblical Studies
