The Apostle Paul – Eric|Costanzo

A Word about Conflict in Church

Posted on March 5, 2019March 5, 2019 by Eric Costanzo in AD 0-100, Early Church, New Testament, Religion, The Apostle Paul, Women in Leadership

How might you handle a minor disagreement with someone if you knew it would be remembered and talked about two thousand years later? As Paul closed out the letter to the Church at Philippi, a church that we could argue was as healthy and effective as any we find in the New Testament, he mentioned … Continue reading A Word about Conflict in Church →

A Different Lens – The Racism Post that Never Was

Posted on December 19, 2017December 20, 2017 by Eric Costanzo in Issues, New Testament, Rabbinical Judaism, Racism, Religion, Social Justice, The Apostle Paul

For weeks I have started and stopped writing this post. I have edited it, let others preview it, and it just hasn't been right. It was really long at one point, and I scrapped everything. The best I could come up with was to state my beliefs with words like: "Despite what our Western, Americanized … Continue reading A Different Lens – The Racism Post that Never Was →

We aren’t the first to be ashamed about Jesus

Posted on January 30, 2013 by Eric Costanzo in AD 0-100, Christian History, Church History, Early Church, Jesus, Jesus, Judeo-Christian History, New Testament, New Testament, Religion, Roman Empire, Scripture Impressions and Digressions, The Apostle Paul, The Church and Society

Romans 1:16: "For I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God that brings salvation to everyone who believes: first to the Jew, then to the Gentile." Most of us who have endeavored to follow Christ probably came across this verse early in our journey of faith. While I am … Continue reading We aren’t the first to be ashamed about Jesus →