by Daniel Berge | Faith & Fellowship magazine, Lutheran Brethren Seminary
“How can you say one interpretation is right, and another is wrong? Aren’t they all just interpretations?” I hear this question in the New Testament classes I teach every year. Usually, when my students express this, they are sincerely wrestling with an...
by Daniel Berge | Faith & Fellowship magazine, Lutheran Brethren Seminary
A real challenge in reading the New Testament is to let it say what it actually says. I experienced this when I was tasked with writing on the topic of evangelistic engagement in the New Testament. I started out thinking I’d look for some nice principles that I could...
by Daniel Berge | Faith & Fellowship magazine, Lutheran Brethren Seminary
It’s been awkward for me to live up to all my identities. That’s a bit of a weird line, I know, so let me explain what I mean. Although my mom will quickly tell you she named me Daniel, I’ve found myself at a place in life where I get called a lot of different names....
by Daniel Berge | Faith & Fellowship magazine, Lutheran Brethren Seminary
“Christians believe in reincarnation… they confess it whenever they say their creeds.” As my World Religions professor spoke these words to our university class almost 20 years ago, I was a bit dumbfounded. My first reaction was to think, “No, we don’t! That’s...
by Daniel Berge | identity Blog
“Love everybody!” That must be good, because it sounds like a Bible verse. Everybody is God’s creation, so we should extend that respect and love to all people. But what if someone tells me that I’m not “loving” them unless I support their sexual promiscuity, same-sex...
