Bob Cornwall
@drbobcornwall.bsky.social
Disciples of Christ minister-at-large, ecumenist, author, and historical theologian. I blog at https://www.bobcornwall.com/
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If you are hanging out in the #aarsbl25 exhibit hall be sure to stop by the @wjkbooks.com booth and check out my books coauthored with Ron Allen. Second Thoughts about the Second Coming and Second Thoughts about Hell.
Time to Wake Up, Salvation Is At Hand - #Lectionary Reflection for #Advent 1A (Romans 13:11-14). Walk decently, as in light of day, not darkness. www.bobcornwall.com/2025/11/time... #bgbg2 #ccdoc #eschatology @rcldaily.bsky.social @wjkbooks.com
Time to Wake Up, Salvation Is At Hand—Lectionary Reflection for Advent 1A (Romans 13:11-14)
A blog about Christianity, theology, religion and public life.
www.bobcornwall.com
November 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Time to Wake Up, Salvation Is At Hand - #Lectionary Reflection for #Advent 1A (Romans 13:11-14). Walk decently, as in light of day, not darkness. www.bobcornwall.com/2025/11/time... #bgbg2 #ccdoc #eschatology @rcldaily.bsky.social @wjkbooks.com
My review is up of The Pilgrimage of Letting Go - Helping Parents & Pastors Embrace the Uncontrollable by Andrew & Kara Root (@brazospress.bsky.social). Letting go lets us find some sense of resonance in our lives. www.bobcornwall.com/2025/11/lett... #Booksky #ccdoc
Letting Go of the Uncontrollable: Helping Parents and Pastors Embrace the Uncontrollable (Andrew and Kara Root) - Review
A blog about Christianity, theology, religion and public life.
www.bobcornwall.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:15 PM
My review is up of The Pilgrimage of Letting Go - Helping Parents & Pastors Embrace the Uncontrollable by Andrew & Kara Root (@brazospress.bsky.social). Letting go lets us find some sense of resonance in our lives. www.bobcornwall.com/2025/11/lett... #Booksky #ccdoc
If you are hanging out in the #aarsbl25 exhibit hall be sure to stop by the @wjkbooks.com booth and check out my books coauthored with Ron Allen. Second Thoughts about the Second Coming and Second Thoughts about Hell.
November 23, 2025 at 2:57 AM
If you are hanging out in the #aarsbl25 exhibit hall be sure to stop by the @wjkbooks.com booth and check out my books coauthored with Ron Allen. Second Thoughts about the Second Coming and Second Thoughts about Hell.
A Different Kind of King - #lectionary reflection for #ChristtheKing Sunday (Luke 23). In contrast to other "kings", Jesus' throne is a cross, from which he forgives his mockers.
www.bobcornwall.com/2025/11/a-di... #bgbg2 #ccdoc #Christiannationalism #thesky @lectionary.bsky.social
www.bobcornwall.com/2025/11/a-di... #bgbg2 #ccdoc #Christiannationalism #thesky @lectionary.bsky.social
A Different Kind of King—Lectionary Reflection for Christ the King Sunday, Year C (Luke 23:33-43)
A blog about Christianity, theology, religion and public life.
www.bobcornwall.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:11 PM
A Different Kind of King - #lectionary reflection for #ChristtheKing Sunday (Luke 23). In contrast to other "kings", Jesus' throne is a cross, from which he forgives his mockers.
www.bobcornwall.com/2025/11/a-di... #bgbg2 #ccdoc #Christiannationalism #thesky @lectionary.bsky.social
www.bobcornwall.com/2025/11/a-di... #bgbg2 #ccdoc #Christiannationalism #thesky @lectionary.bsky.social
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Our latest review from @drbobcornwall.bsky.social covers the challenge to a dominant narrative put forth in “Christianity and the Qur’an: The Rise of Islam in Christian Arabia” by Gabriel Said Reynolds (@yalepress.bsky.social).
Review: Christianity and the Qur'an - Word&Way
Leading Qur'anic scholar Gabriel Said Reynolds presents a revisionary account of how Islam emerged in dialogue with Christian traditions.
wordandway.org
November 18, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Our latest review from @drbobcornwall.bsky.social covers the challenge to a dominant narrative put forth in “Christianity and the Qur’an: The Rise of Islam in Christian Arabia” by Gabriel Said Reynolds (@yalepress.bsky.social).
Review- Christianity & the Qur'an: The Rise of Islam in Christian Arabia by Gabriel Said Reynolds (@yalepress.bsky.social sky.social). What is the relationship of the #Qur'an to #Christianity? Possible answers in this intriguing book. www.bobcornwall.com/2025/11/chri... #bookthreads #religion #Islam
Christianity and the Qur'an: The Rise of Islam in Christian Arabia (Gabriel Said Reynolds) Review
A blog about Christianity, theology, religion and public life.
www.bobcornwall.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Review- Christianity & the Qur'an: The Rise of Islam in Christian Arabia by Gabriel Said Reynolds (@yalepress.bsky.social sky.social). What is the relationship of the #Qur'an to #Christianity? Possible answers in this intriguing book. www.bobcornwall.com/2025/11/chri... #bookthreads #religion #Islam
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New episode alert! 🎉 Nat, Bethany, and Jon sat down with @drbobcornwall.bsky.social to talk about his new book Eating With Jesus: Reflections On Divine Encounters At The Open Eucharistic Table—published by Wipf and Stock Publishers and out now!
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Eating With Jesus: A Conversation With Robert Cornwall
Podcast Episode · This Is Not Church Podcast · 11/17/2025 · 53m
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November 17, 2025 at 5:56 PM
New episode alert! 🎉 Nat, Bethany, and Jon sat down with @drbobcornwall.bsky.social to talk about his new book Eating With Jesus: Reflections On Divine Encounters At The Open Eucharistic Table—published by Wipf and Stock Publishers and out now!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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The full podcast of my conversation about Eating with Jesus, with Jon and Bethany at This Is Not Church. Take a listen as we cover a lot of territory.
New episode alert! 🎉 Nat, Bethany, and Jon sat down with @drbobcornwall.bsky.social to talk about his new book Eating With Jesus: Reflections On Divine Encounters At The Open Eucharistic Table—published by Wipf and Stock Publishers and out now!
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
Eating With Jesus: A Conversation With Robert Cornwall
Podcast Episode · This Is Not Church Podcast · 11/17/2025 · 53m
podcasts.apple.com
November 17, 2025 at 6:17 PM
The full podcast of my conversation about Eating with Jesus, with Jon and Bethany at This Is Not Church. Take a listen as we cover a lot of territory.
There's a New Shepherd in Town- #lectionary reflection for #ChristtheKingSunday (Jeremiah 21). Jeremiah promises new leadership for us. Could Jesus fill that role? www.bobcornwall.com/2025/11/ther... #bgbg2 #ccdoc #theosky @weeklylectionary.bsky.social
There Will Be a New Shepherd in Town—Lectionary Reflection for Christ the King Sunday, Year C (Jeremiah 23)
A blog about Christianity, theology, religion and public life.
www.bobcornwall.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:06 PM
There's a New Shepherd in Town- #lectionary reflection for #ChristtheKingSunday (Jeremiah 21). Jeremiah promises new leadership for us. Could Jesus fill that role? www.bobcornwall.com/2025/11/ther... #bgbg2 #ccdoc #theosky @weeklylectionary.bsky.social
Living Faithfully in Times of Crisis - #Sermon for Pentecost 23C (Luke 21), preached at Tyrone Community Presbyterian Church. This is Luke's "Little Apocalypse" that raises the question of staying true to our confession of faith. www.bobcornwall.com/2025/11/livi... #bgbg2 #theosky
Living Faithfully in Times of Crisis - Sermon for Pentecost 23C (Luke 23"5-19)
A blog about Christianity, theology, religion and public life.
www.bobcornwall.com
November 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Living Faithfully in Times of Crisis - #Sermon for Pentecost 23C (Luke 21), preached at Tyrone Community Presbyterian Church. This is Luke's "Little Apocalypse" that raises the question of staying true to our confession of faith. www.bobcornwall.com/2025/11/livi... #bgbg2 #theosky
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Here is a sneak peek of the conversation that Nat, Bethany, and Jon had with @drbobcornwall.bsky.social on This Is Not Church
November 14, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Here is a sneak peek of the conversation that Nat, Bethany, and Jon had with @drbobcornwall.bsky.social on This Is Not Church
Check out this teaser from my podcast conversation with Jon and Bethany at @thisisnotchurch.bsky.social
Here is a sneak peek of the conversation that Nat, Bethany, and Jon had with @drbobcornwall.bsky.social on This Is Not Church
November 14, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Check out this teaser from my podcast conversation with Jon and Bethany at @thisisnotchurch.bsky.social
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Our latest review from @drbobcornwall.bsky.social covers the theocratic takeover outlined in @matthewboedy.bsky.social’s “The Seven Mountains Mandate: Exposing the Dangerous Plan to Christianize America and Destroy Democracy” (@wjkbooks.com).
Review: The Seven Mountains Mandate - Word&Way
Scholar Matthew Boedy exposes a dangerous plan driven by prosperity preachers, extremist politicians, and right-wing power brokers to destroy democracy and turn America into a Christian Nationalist st...
wordandway.org
November 12, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Our latest review from @drbobcornwall.bsky.social covers the theocratic takeover outlined in @matthewboedy.bsky.social’s “The Seven Mountains Mandate: Exposing the Dangerous Plan to Christianize America and Destroy Democracy” (@wjkbooks.com).
A Call for Endurance in Times of Crisis - #Lectionary reflection for Pentecost 23C. An Apocalyptic declaration concerning the fate of Jerusalem, with a call for endurance & a faithful witness. www.bobcornwall.com/2025/11/a-ca... #bgbg2 #ccdoc #theosky @rclectionary.bsky.social
A Call for Endurance in Times of Crisis—Lectionary Reflection for Pentecost 23C (Luke 21:5-19)
A blog about Christianity, theology, religion and public life.
www.bobcornwall.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
A Call for Endurance in Times of Crisis - #Lectionary reflection for Pentecost 23C. An Apocalyptic declaration concerning the fate of Jerusalem, with a call for endurance & a faithful witness. www.bobcornwall.com/2025/11/a-ca... #bgbg2 #ccdoc #theosky @rclectionary.bsky.social
Review- The Seven Mountains Mandate: Exposing the Dangerous Plan to Christianize America and Destroy Democracy by @matthewboedy.bsky.social (@wjkbooks.com). An examination of right-wing Christian attempts to dominate 7 areas of American life. www.bobcornwall.com/2025/11/seve... #booksky #theosky
Seven Mountains Mandate (Matthew Boedy) - Review
A blog about Christianity, theology, religion and public life.
www.bobcornwall.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Review- The Seven Mountains Mandate: Exposing the Dangerous Plan to Christianize America and Destroy Democracy by @matthewboedy.bsky.social (@wjkbooks.com). An examination of right-wing Christian attempts to dominate 7 areas of American life. www.bobcornwall.com/2025/11/seve... #booksky #theosky
NOW is a GREAT time to buy one or more of my books! ALL Wipf and Stock titles are 50% off through Nov. 30. Use code CONFSHIP at checkout. If you select Media Mail, shipping is free in the US. I have 3 such books: Eating W/ Jesus; Called to Bless; Freedom in Covenant. wipfandstock.com/author/rober...
Robert D. Cornwall | Wipf and Stock Publishers
Robert D. Cornwall is Minister-at-Large with the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) living in Troy, Michigan. He previously served as Senior Pastor of Ce...
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November 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
NOW is a GREAT time to buy one or more of my books! ALL Wipf and Stock titles are 50% off through Nov. 30. Use code CONFSHIP at checkout. If you select Media Mail, shipping is free in the US. I have 3 such books: Eating W/ Jesus; Called to Bless; Freedom in Covenant. wipfandstock.com/author/rober...
Inhabiting the New Creation - #Lectionary reflection for Pentecost 23C - (Isaiah 65). The promise of new beginnings offered here is a word of divine grace to people anxious about the future.
www.bobcornwall.com/2025/11/inha... #bgbg2 #ccdoc #theosky @weeklylectionary.bsky.social
www.bobcornwall.com/2025/11/inha... #bgbg2 #ccdoc #theosky @weeklylectionary.bsky.social
Inhabiting the New Creation—Lectionary Reflection for Pentecost 23C (Isaiah 65)
A blog about Christianity, theology, religion and public life.
www.bobcornwall.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:20 PM
Inhabiting the New Creation - #Lectionary reflection for Pentecost 23C - (Isaiah 65). The promise of new beginnings offered here is a word of divine grace to people anxious about the future.
www.bobcornwall.com/2025/11/inha... #bgbg2 #ccdoc #theosky @weeklylectionary.bsky.social
www.bobcornwall.com/2025/11/inha... #bgbg2 #ccdoc #theosky @weeklylectionary.bsky.social
The War in Heaven Comes to Earth, #sermon for Perry Gresham Weekend at Central Woodward Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) of Troy, MI (Revelation 12). A word about spiritual warfare and the power of love. Text & video
www.bobcornwall.com/2025/11/the-... #ccdoc #bgbg2 #theosky
www.bobcornwall.com/2025/11/the-... #ccdoc #bgbg2 #theosky
The War in Heaven Comes to Earth - Sermon for Pentecost 22C (Revelation 12)
A blog about Christianity, theology, religion and public life.
www.bobcornwall.com
November 9, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The War in Heaven Comes to Earth, #sermon for Perry Gresham Weekend at Central Woodward Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) of Troy, MI (Revelation 12). A word about spiritual warfare and the power of love. Text & video
www.bobcornwall.com/2025/11/the-... #ccdoc #bgbg2 #theosky
www.bobcornwall.com/2025/11/the-... #ccdoc #bgbg2 #theosky
Questions about #Marriage & the #Resurrection - #lectionary reflection for Pentecost 22C (Luke 20). Jesus addresses questions from Sadducees, affirming the possibility of resurrection. www.bobcornwall.com/2025/11/ques... #bgbg2 #ccdoc #theosky @rcldaily.bsky.social
Questions about Marriage and the Resurrection—Lectionary Reflection for Pentecost 22C (Luke 20)
A blog about Christianity, theology, religion and public life.
www.bobcornwall.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Questions about #Marriage & the #Resurrection - #lectionary reflection for Pentecost 22C (Luke 20). Jesus addresses questions from Sadducees, affirming the possibility of resurrection. www.bobcornwall.com/2025/11/ques... #bgbg2 #ccdoc #theosky @rcldaily.bsky.social
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Our latest review from @drbobcornwall.bsky.social covers “Why I Am Protestant” (@ivpacademic.bsky.social) by @bethfelkerjones.bsky.social.
“Jones ... invites readers to consider the strengths and weaknesses of the Protestant branch (branches) of the Christian faith.”
“Jones ... invites readers to consider the strengths and weaknesses of the Protestant branch (branches) of the Christian faith.”
Review: Why I Am Protestant - Word&Way
Beth Felker Jones offers a theologically grounded reflection on the beauty and complexity of the Protestant tradition, inviting a deeper understanding of Protestantism and its place in the broader Chr...
wordandway.org
November 4, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Our latest review from @drbobcornwall.bsky.social covers “Why I Am Protestant” (@ivpacademic.bsky.social) by @bethfelkerjones.bsky.social.
“Jones ... invites readers to consider the strengths and weaknesses of the Protestant branch (branches) of the Christian faith.”
“Jones ... invites readers to consider the strengths and weaknesses of the Protestant branch (branches) of the Christian faith.”
My Review of "Why I Am Protestant," by @bethfelkerjones.bsky.social (@ivpacademic.bsky.social). A brief but thoughtful reflection on #Protestantism & why Jones is Protestant. Part of an #ecumenical book series. www.bobcornwall.com/2025/11/why-... #BookReview #ccdoc #booksky #theosky
Why I Am a Protestant (Beth Felker Jones) - Review
A blog about Christianity, theology, religion and public life.
www.bobcornwall.com
November 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
My Review of "Why I Am Protestant," by @bethfelkerjones.bsky.social (@ivpacademic.bsky.social). A brief but thoughtful reflection on #Protestantism & why Jones is Protestant. Part of an #ecumenical book series. www.bobcornwall.com/2025/11/why-... #BookReview #ccdoc #booksky #theosky
Meeting Jesus, Changing Direction in Life - #Sermon for Pentecost 21C (Luke 19). Zacchaeus climbs a tree, meets Jesus, & Jesus reclaims him as a child of Abraham. Preached at 1st Presbyterian Church of Troy, MI. Text & video. www.bobcornwall.com/2025/11/meet... #bgbg2 #theosky
Meeting Jesus, Changing Direction in Life - Sermon for Pentecost 21C (Luke 19:1-10)
A blog about Christianity, theology, religion and public life.
www.bobcornwall.com
November 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Meeting Jesus, Changing Direction in Life - #Sermon for Pentecost 21C (Luke 19). Zacchaeus climbs a tree, meets Jesus, & Jesus reclaims him as a child of Abraham. Preached at 1st Presbyterian Church of Troy, MI. Text & video. www.bobcornwall.com/2025/11/meet... #bgbg2 #theosky
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I cannot believe there are still people in my mentions arguing that boycotting an election because the candidates aren’t addressing your issue is a way to get them to pay attention.
two men are talking to each other and one of them says that 's not how it works
ALT: two men are talking to each other and one of them says that 's not how it works
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October 29, 2025 at 7:41 PM
I cannot believe there are still people in my mentions arguing that boycotting an election because the candidates aren’t addressing your issue is a way to get them to pay attention.
A Life-Changing Encounter with Jesus - #Lectionary reflection for Pentecost 21C (Luke 19). Zacchaeus seeks out Jesus, life is transformed, & he is restored to the community. www.bobcornwall.com/2025/10/a-li... #ccdoc #bgbg2 @lectionaryhome.bsky.social #theosky
A Life-Changing Encounter with Jesus—Lectionary Reflection for Pentecost 21C (Luke 19:1-10)
A blog about Christianity, theology, religion and public life.
www.bobcornwall.com
October 29, 2025 at 2:18 PM
A Life-Changing Encounter with Jesus - #Lectionary reflection for Pentecost 21C (Luke 19). Zacchaeus seeks out Jesus, life is transformed, & he is restored to the community. www.bobcornwall.com/2025/10/a-li... #ccdoc #bgbg2 @lectionaryhome.bsky.social #theosky
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Our latest review from @drbobcornwall.bsky.social covers what it means to say that the church is one amid so many diverse alternatives as explored in Myles Werntz’s “Contesting the Body of Christ: Ecclesiology’s Revolutionary Century.”
Review: Contesting the Body of Christ - Word&Way
In this book, Baptist theologian Myles Werntz explores the landscape of twentieth-century ecclesiology and shows how the four marks of the church were remade, contested, and reaffirmed in surprising w...
wordandway.org
October 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Our latest review from @drbobcornwall.bsky.social covers what it means to say that the church is one amid so many diverse alternatives as explored in Myles Werntz’s “Contesting the Body of Christ: Ecclesiology’s Revolutionary Century.”