December 26, 2022
In January, 2021, Bammel Road Church of Christ in Houston, TX, asked me to share my understanding of 1 Timothy 2:11-12 with them. This is the ZOOM video for January 31, 2021. This presentation suggests that Paul is addressing a confused situation in Ephesus where some deceived women were influencing the whole church, and consequently […]
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Biblical Texts, Theology | Tagged: 1 Timothy 2:12, 1 Timothy 2:8-15, Creation, Gender, Men, Ordination, Pastor, Preaching, Teaching, Women |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
April 16, 2009
Towards the end of 1909 David Lipscomb fell seriously ill and was unable to write for the Gospel Advocate. When he returned to writing in 1910 he had much to say as he approached his 80th year of life. What is Most Important To Him. In the first issue of 1910, Lipscomb summarized his primary interest […]
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Stone-Campbell | Tagged: Christology, Civil Government, David Lipscomb, God, Kingdom, Preaching, Rebaptism, Sectarianism, Texas Tradition, Theology |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
January 23, 2009
In my next post I will turn my attention to “privilege,” but in this one I dig deeper into the argument for silence. The Tennessee Tradition regarded public silence as godly submission on the part of faithful women. Given the Tennessee understanding that women were inferior to men in terms of leadership capacity and excluded from […]
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Stone-Campbell | Tagged: Assembly, Bible Class, Bible-1 Corinthians, Churches of Christ, David Lipscomb, E. G. Sewell, Female, James A. Harding, Preachers, Preaching, R. C. Bell, Stone-Campbell, Sunday School, Tennessee Tradition, Women |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks
April 18, 2008
Over the next week I will be separated from technology–cell phones, television, computers–for a renewal retreat where I will specifically journey through my past wounds to seek deeper healing. Consequently, I will not–of course–be available to respond to any comments and no further posts will appear for the week. I wanted to let you know […]
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Biblical Texts, Theology | Tagged: Abortion, Bible-Epistles of John, Bible-Luke, Lord's Supper, Preaching, Table, Theology |
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Posted by John Mark Hicks