Joseph's Tomb is the believed burial place of the son of Jacob who was sold by his brothers into slavery and later became viceroy of Egypt.
Palestinian security officials in Nablus said Monday they were called to the tomb to find 16 burning tires inside the sacred structure. A Palestinian police official who inspected the site told WND there was some fire damage to the tomb.
Read moreThis autonomy would be evident most specifically in the areas of property ownership, liturgy, holy orders, and missionary focus.
Read moreThis autonomy would be evident most specifically in the areas of property ownership, liturgy, holy orders, and missionary focus.
Read moreWright, 58, talked by phone with TIME's David Van Biema.
TIME: At one point you call the common view of heaven a "distortion and serious diminution of Christian hope."
Wright: It really is. I've often heard people say, "I'm going to heaven soon, and I won't need this stupid body there, thank goodness.' That's a very damaging distortion, all the more so for being unintentional.
TIME: How so? It seems like a typical sentiment.
Read moreWright, 58, talked by phone with TIME's David Van Biema.
TIME: At one point you call the common view of heaven a "distortion and serious diminution of Christian hope."
Wright: It really is. I've often heard people say, "I'm going to heaven soon, and I won't need this stupid body there, thank goodness.' That's a very damaging distortion, all the more so for being unintentional.
TIME: How so? It seems like a typical sentiment.
Read moreArchbishop Gomez has urged all of the Global South provinces to attend Lambeth. "It is too difficult to say if there will be any headway at this upcoming conference but what will happen is it will be the first time that the vast majority of Bishops as leaders of the church will be in one place and be able to talk about these issues."
Read moreArchbishop Gomez has urged all of the Global South provinces to attend Lambeth. "It is too difficult to say if there will be any headway at this upcoming conference but what will happen is it will be the first time that the vast majority of Bishops as leaders of the church will be in one place and be able to talk about these issues."
Read moreWhat might surprise readers about how the New Testament writers used the Old Testament?
Read moreWhat might surprise readers about how the New Testament writers used the Old Testament?
Read moreHowever it might be explained, even those caught in the midst of it admit that authority at almost every level has been undermined. Christians would no doubt want to suggest that the social consequences of turning away from the gospel of Christ are simply becoming more and more manifest. What was once hidden under the veneer of 'Christendom' is now out in the open for all to see. Cut off from the living God, all claims to authority become suspect.
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