The Remnant Blog

Edited by Dawson Jarrell

Two Kinds of Leadership

In a blog on theology in the Gospel of Mark, renowned Greek professor and Pauline scholar David Allen Black wrote about a memory that still haunts him:  “As a 10-year-old boy growing up in Hawaii, I clearly remember the day our pastor was fired. He was a gentle,...

Power and The Christian

In fourth grade, I found a way to cut through the prickly bushes at the end of recess which allowed me to always be first at the water fountain. I was first to drink down the cool refreshing water that always quenched my thirst after an hour of kickball. Not just the...

Good Friday Meditations

Two meditations on the cross  Isaiah 53:1-5 (KJV) Who hath believed our report? And to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed? For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see...

What Happened on Holy Week (Part 2)

Holy Monday The Cleansing of the Temple: Matt 21:12-13  Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the benches of those selling doves. “It is written,” he said to them, “‘My...

What Happened on Holy Week

Holy Week among most modern evangelicals is  little more than just another work week. Things don't get “alive and hopping” until Sunday or sometimes Friday night. Historically, the church has celebrated the whole week as set apart, ”Holy”, with practices and vespers...

Prolegomena for the Atonement

Meaning of the Term: Atonement The theological meaning of the word can be explained by a simple cliché that is at the same time accurate, atonement means “at-one-ment”; to atone is to reconcile a broken relationship on behalf of another. The state of being at one or...