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Mike Rynkiewich
Reflections on Scripture, Anthropology, and Mission
I'm excited to share with you my experiences and insights about different topics related to my fields of study. Join me on this journey of exploration and discovery.
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Women with a Story to Tell: Athaliah and Jehosheba in Western Culture.
Last Sunday at the end of the service, we sat in the pews for the Postlude, as we always do because we have a wonderful organist. The organ rang with a rather bombastic song, so I looked to see what he was playing. It was the March from Athalia by F. Mendelssohn. Now, any other time in my life I probably would have shrugged my shoulders, said “That’s nice,” then walked back to greet the pastor. Instead, when I got up and walked toward the front, Teresa said, “Where are you
Michael Rynkiewich
1 minute ago4 min read
Jeremiah 15.a. Enough is Enough.
15: 1-2. Then the LORD said to me: “Even if Moses and Samuel were to stand before me, my heart would not go out to this people. Send them away from my presence! Let them go! And if they ask you, ‘Where shall we go?’ tell them, ‘This is what the LORD says: Those destined for death, to death; those for the sword, to the sword; those for starvation, to starvation; those for captivity, to captivity’. Jeremiah’s sermons and the prophecies given to him directly from t
Michael Rynkiewich
3 days ago6 min read
Women with a Story to Tell: The Plan Comes Together.
Judah is in trouble. The lineage of King David is about to be extinguished. God had promised King David that there would always be one of his descendants on the throne (I Kings 8: 25, 9:5; II Chronicles 6: 16, 7:18). If the lone descendant, Joash, is discovered and killed, then this prophecy will be difficult to fulfill. Still, we know that the Kingdom of Judah eventually fell to the Babylonian Empire and the people were taken captive in exile. Those who returned never reco
Michael Rynkiewich
7 days ago4 min read
Jeremiah 14.b. Disinformation in Ancient Judah
The English term ‘disinformation’ came into everyday use in the 1980s (though it has a longer history). Its origin seems to be with the KGB who used it to describe government-driven campaigns to spread false reports in order to mislead or confuse the people. The Germans under Hitler tended to use a similar term, ‘propaganda’, which has a more neutral understanding in the long history of the Catholic Church where it means to ‘spread’ or ‘propagate’ the Gospel. Disinformation
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May 244 min read
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