Review: We Believe: #Muslims & #Christians in Conversation about Faith by Veli-Matti Karkkainen (@wipfandstock.bsky.social). At a time of polarization, often around religion, here is a welcome introduction to an important conversation. www.bobcornwall.com/2026/08/we-b... #booksky #theosky

The Path of Salvation - #Lectionary reflection for Pentecost 11A (Romans 10:5-15). Salvation means centering our lives in Jesus & not just the religious part. This isn't cultural Christianity! www.bobcornwall.com/2026/08/the-... #bgbg2 #ccdoc #theosky

Should We Be Concerned? #Sermon for Pentecost 10A (Romans 9:1-5). Paul grieves because his own people resist his message. What about us today? Should we be concerned about our message of God's blessings & whether it is being received? www.bobcornwall.com/2026/08/shou... #bgbg2 #lectionary #theosky

Should We Be Concerned? - Sermon for Pentecost 10A (Romans 9:1-5)

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Review: Gratitude to God: The Heart of Christian Formation by Kent Dunnington (Baker Academic). It's one thing to show gratitude to another person, but what about gratitude to God? What are the challenges & possibilities? www.bobcornwall.com/2026/07/grat... #Booksky #theosky @erbks.bsky.social

Gratitude to God: The Heart of Christian Formation (Kent Dunnington) Review

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Paul's Lament for His People - #Lectionary reflection for Pentecost 10A - Paul shares his concern for his own people who seem unwilling to embrace the message he had been preaching. www.bobcornwall.com/2026/07/paul... #bgbg2 #ccdoc #theosky

Paul’s Lament for His People—Lectionary Reflection for Pentecost 10A (Romans 9:1-5)

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Review: Biblical Outlaws: What the Bible's Most Despised Characters Can Teach Us by Anthony Pinn (@yalepress.bsky.social). Might we learn something valuable from often neglected & despised characters such as Lot's Wife, Nimrod, & Judas? www.bobcornwall.com/2026/07/bibl... #booksky #theosky #ccdoc

Biblical Outlaws: What the Bible's Most Despised Characters Can Teach Us. (Anthony B. Pinn) - Review

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Despite Our Weakness, Nothing Separates Us from God's Love - Lectionary reflection for Pentecost 9A (Romans 8:26-39). Despite suffering, God is not absent, but ever present. www.bobcornwall.com/2026/07/desp... #bgbg2 #ccdoc #Lectionary #theosky

Despite Our Weakness, Nothing Separates Us from God’s Love—Lectionary Reflection for Pentecost 9A (Romans 8:26-39)

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Creation Set Free - #Sermon for Pentecost 8A (Romans 8:12-25), preached at Tyrone Community Presbyterian Church. Creation groans while it awaits its redemption along with God's children. www.bobcornwall.com/2026/07/crea... #bgbg2 #theosky

Creation Set Free --- Sermon for Pentecost 8A (Romans 8:12-25)

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Review: Sacred Rebel: Fierce Love in a Fearful World by Jerry Zehr (Sacred Tributary Press). A call to be sacred rebels & build #interreligious bridges, creating peace in a fearful world. www.bobcornwall.com/2026/07/sacr... #booksky #ccdoc #theosky @disciplespeace.bsky.social

Sacred Rebel: Fierce Love in a Fearful World (Jerry Zehr) - Review

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The Groaning of #Creation & the Hope of #Salvation: #Lectionary reflection for Pentecost 8A (Romans 8:12-25). Paul speaks in cosmic terms not of a future removal from creation, but rather of creation's restoration. www.bobcornwall.com/2026/07/the-... #bgbg2 #ccdoc #theosky

The Groaning of Creation and the Hope of Salvation—Lectionary Reflection for Pentecost 8A/Proper 11 (Romans 8:12-25)

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God's Word Fulfills Its Purpose - #Sermon for Pentecost 7A (Isaiah 55 & Matthew 13). Preached at 1st Presbyterian Church of Troy. Seed/Word of promise will fulfill its purpose - establishment of God's reign & blessing of the nations to the glory of God. www.bobcornwall.com/2026/07/gods... #bgbg2

God’s Word Fulfills Its Purpose -- Sermon for Pentecost 7A (Isaiah 55; Matthew 13)

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Review: New Testament Ethics: Revisiting The Moral Vision of the New Testament, edited by Cherryl Hunt, et al. ( @eerdmansbooks.bsky.social). Exploring NT #ethics in response to Richard Hays' text from 1996. www.bobcornwall.com/2026/07/new-... #booksky #theosky @erbks.bsky.social

New Testament Ethics: Revisiting The Moral Vision of the New Testament (Edited by Cherryl Hunt, et al) - A Review

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Our latest review from @drbobcornwall.bsky.social covers insights into the ways the writers of the New Testament handled their own sacred text as explored in @alangarrow.bsky.social’s “The Didache Discoveries: Recovering the Apostolic Decree and the Missing Epistle of John.”

Review: The Didache Discoveries - Word&Way

This groundbreaking study digs beneath the surface of one of early Christianity's most enigmatic documents and finds there two texts hidden side by side for nearly two millennia.

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Review: The Didache Discoveries: Recovering the Apostolic Decree and the Missing Epistle of John by Alan Garrow (Baker Academic). Intriguing questions of origin and development of an ancient Christian document. www.bobcornwall.com/2026/07/the-... #booksky #theosky @religionprof.bsky.social

The Didache Discoveries: Recovering the Apostolic Decree and the Missing Epistle of John (Alan Garrow) - Review

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Set Free from Sin & Death - My #lectionary reflection for Pentecost 7A-Proper 10 (Romans 8:1-11). In Christ, there is no condemnation; thus, victory over the spirit of death. www.bobcornwall.com/2026/07/set-... #ccdoc #theosky #bgbg2

Set Free from Sin and Death—Lectionary Reflection for Pentecost 7A/Proper 10 (Romans 8:1-11)

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Why Can't I Be Good? A Sermon for Pentecost 6A (Romans 7:15-25a). Paul despairs about his inability to do what he knows to be right. Due to power issues, the sermon wasn't delivered, but is offered for your edification. www.bobcornwall.com/2026/07/why-... #bgbg2 #ccdoc #theosky

Why Can’t I Be Good? - Sermon for Pentectost 6A/Proper 9

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The Fourth of July and Questions of History & Allegiance. There is a place for patriotism, which I understand to be pride in one's country, but not nationalism, which deifies the nation or its people. www.bobcornwall.com/2026/07/the-... #IndependenceDay

The Fourth of July and Questions of History and Allegiance - A Reflection

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America's Semiquincentennial: A Reflection. Having experienced the Bicentennial celebration of 1976, 2 days out from #IndependenceDay250, I'm struggling to get excited due to the state of the country. My thoughts on this anniversary. www.bobcornwall.com/2026/07/amer... #AmericanIdentity

America’s Semiquincentennial Celebration: A Reflection

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Review: The Christian Past that Wasn't: Debunking the Christian Nationalist Myths that Hijack History by @wthrockmorton.bsky.social (@broadleafbooks.bsky.social). Important response to an alternate history of America that's bad for church & state. www.bobcornwall.com/2026/07/the-... #booksky

The Christian Past that Wasn't: Debunking the Christian Nationalist Myths that Hijack History (Warren Throckmorton) - Review

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The Problem of Sin & What to Do With It. #Lectionary reflection for Pentecost 6A-Proper 9 (Romans 7:15-25a). We can’t save ourselves & world by ourselves. It will take spiritual resources to get us on the right track. www.bobcornwall.com/2026/06/the-... #bgbg2 #ccdoc #theosky

Review: "The Book of Love: A Better Way to Read the Bible" by Richard Beck (@broadleafbooks.bsky.social). The #Bible can be read in harmful ways, but it can also be better read through the lens of love. www.bobcornwall.com/2026/06/the-... #bgbg2 #booksky #ccdoc @erbks.bsky.social

The Book of Love: A Better Way to Read the Bible (Richard Beck) - A Review

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Choosing Righteousness over Slavery to Sin. #Lectionary reflection for Pentecost 5A (Romans 6:12-23). The wages of sin is death; salvation is a free gift. www.bobcornwall.com/2026/06/choo... #bgbg2 #ccdoc #theosky @weeklylectionary.bsky.social

Choosing Righteousness over Slavery to Sin—Lectionary Reflection for Pentecost 5A/Proper 8 (Romans 6:12-23)

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God Provides: Sermon for Pentecost 4A(Genesis 21:8-21) preached at Tyrone Presbyterian. Abraham sends Hagar & Ishmael into the desert as refugees, but God provides a path forward, allowing Ishmael to join Isaac as fountains of blessings to the nations. www.bobcornwall.com/2026/06/god-... #bgbg2

God Provides - Sermon for Pentecost 4A (Genesis 21:8-21)

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Review: "Love Your Neighbor: How Psychology Can Enliven Faith & Transform Community" by Katherine Douglass & Brittany Tausen (@eerdmansbooks.bsky.social). How might we live into the command to love our neighbors? www.bobcornwall.com/2026/06/love... #booksky #ccdoc #theosky @erbks.bsky.social

Love Your Neighbor: How Psychology Can Enliven Faith and Transform Community (Katherine Douglass & Brittany Tausen) - Review

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Dead to Sin, Alive to Christ - #Lectionary reflection for Pentecost 4A/Proper 7 (Romans 6:1-11). Baptized in Christ's death, we die to sin, then are raised to new life with him. www.bobcornwall.com/2026/06/dead... #bgbg2 #ccdoc #theosky @lectionarylink.bsky.social

Dead to Sin, Alive to Christ in Baptism—Lectionary Reflection for Pentecost 4A/Proper 7

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Voices on Hell from Eastern Orthodoxy, Judaism, & Islam: Additions to Second Thoughts about Hell ( @wjkbooks.com). Essays omitted from the book by Ron Allen and me are available in the journal "Encounter," published by Christian Theological Seminary. www.bobcornwall.com/2026/06/voic... #theosky

Voices on Hell from Eastern Orthodox, Jewish, and Islamic Traditions - Additions to Second Thoughts about Hell

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Is God Non-Binary? A Reflection. What does the GOP response to #JamesTalarico say about how we view God and women, especially in light of a recent #SBC vote? www.bobcornwall.com/2026/06/is-g... @derekpenwell.bsky.social #theosky #ccdoc #politics

Is God Non-binary? A Reflection

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Review: Baal & the Gods of More: Rescuing Church Growth from Idolatry by Andrew Root (BakerAcademic). Raising questions about paths to #churchgrowth focused on Methodology rather than relationality. www.bobcornwall.com/2026/06/baal... #booksky #ccdoc #theosky @erbks.bsky.social

Baal and the Gods of More: Rescuing the Church from Idolatry (Andrew Root) - Review

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At Peace W/ God - #Lectionary reflection for Pentecost 3A-Proper 6 (Romans 5:1-8). Jesus embraced our weakness, justifying us before God so we can experience peace with God & others. www.bobcornwall.com/2026/06/at-p... #bgbg2 #ccdoc #theosky @lectionarylink.bsky.social

At Peace with God—Lectionary Reflection for Pentecost 3A/Proper 6 (Romans 5:1-8)

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Review: "To Rebehold the Stars: Reimagining Faith & Formation After Deconstruction" by Tiffany Yecke Brooks (@eerdmansbooks.bsky.social). One needn't abandon Christian faith or find a new community of faith after deconstruction. www.bobcornwall.com/2026/06/to-r... #booksky @religionprof.bsky.social

To Rebehold the Stars: Reimaging Fath and Formation After Deconstruction (Tiffany Yecke Brooks) - Review

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