Author: Barry Newton

Barry has worked with congregations in Texas, California and Brazil. He and his wife Sofia have two sons. He believes we should love God above all and that to honor this principle will shape daily decisions and silence competing values. Furthermore, we ought to love people in those ways we would like to be treated.
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Secure Living

Jesus identified security. Some will fear.

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Untimely confidence

Wisdom counsels when to be confident. Where do we place our certainty?

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The Last Supper’s Cups

Does a traditional Passover Seder shed a little light on Jesus’ institution of the Lord’s Supper?

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The Reason Why

Just how responsible is it to assume historical background provides a reliable explanation for “the reason why”?

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Authenteō, Greek Lexicons & Translations

Reflecting the current standard Greek-English lexicon’s entry on authenteō, the NIV (2011) renders this word in 1 Timothy 2:12 as "to assume authority." Everything copacetic? Actually, no. The language of "assume authority" implies that in …