Lightnews — Scholar-powered news

Kelley Mathews @jkmath6.bsky.social · 1d

open.substack.com/pub/kelleyma...

Dilexi Te: "I Have Loved You"

Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical is for every Christian.

open.substack.com

Kelley Mathews @jkmath6.bsky.social · 7d

Listen to my conversation on the Megiddo Mosaic and what it teaches us about early Christian women, with @sandraglahn.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/4AXW...

1 2

Kelley Mathews @jkmath6.bsky.social · 9d

The glory of being seen.

Taylor Swift and the Female Writers of History

What they have in common

open.substack.com

Kelley Mathews @jkmath6.bsky.social · 11d

I noticed after I recorded and posted this collection of new books that all the authors are women. Not planned, but feeling pretty good about it 😎 open.substack.com/pub/kelleyma...

October Book Recommendations

So many to choose from!

open.substack.com

Kelley Mathews @jkmath6.bsky.social · 13d

It’s my favorite kind of post, recommending good books. Catch these new ones from @bethfelkerjones.bsky.social @karenswallowprior.bsky.social @dorothylgreco.bsky.social @carmenjoyimes.bsky.social and more! open.substack.com/pub/kelleyma...

October Book Recommendations

So many to choose from!

open.substack.com

1 2 5

Kelley Mathews @jkmath6.bsky.social · 15d

A personal update. open.substack.com/pub/kelleyma...

September Roundup and October Expectations: An Update

Plus, new books!

open.substack.com

Kelley Mathews @jkmath6.bsky.social · 19d

Part 1 of my exploration of English Bible versions, how they are made, why they are different, and the scholars who produce them. kelleymathews.substack.com/p/the-making...

The Making of English Bible Translations

Part 1: Why So Many?

kelleymathews.substack.com

1

Kelley Mathews @jkmath6.bsky.social · 22d

Catch up on sessions that feature God’s work through women. @visualmuseum.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/kelleyma...

View Visual Museum Symposium Sessions

Now streaming on YouTube

open.substack.com

1

Kelley Mathews @jkmath6.bsky.social · 26d

History is our teacher if we but listen! @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social at @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/09/18/o...

Opinion | Charlie Kirk, Jimmy Kimmel and the Future of Free Speech in America

www.nytimes.com

1 1 2

Kelley Mathews @jkmath6.bsky.social · 26d

open.substack.com/pub/kelleyma...

What the Church and the American Experiment Have in Common

Four values worth considering.

open.substack.com

Reposted by Kelley Mathews

Sandra Glahn @sandraglahn.bsky.social · Sep 15

@jkmath6.bsky.social and I wrote for @LifewayResearch on how churches can train women theologians

research.lifeway.com/2025/09/15/w...

Why the Church Needs Women Theologians—and How to Train Them - Lifeway Research

The question isn’t if women are theologians but what kind they'll be. Are you equipping women in your church to become good theologians?

research.lifeway.com

1 2

Kelley Mathews @jkmath6.bsky.social · Sep 8

Excerpt today, book release tomorrow ! substack.com/@kelleymathe...

The Power of Community to Save a Life

An excerpt from Terence Lester's new book, From Dropout to Doctorate.

substack.com

1

Kelley Mathews @jkmath6.bsky.social · Sep 8

Read an excerpt from new rease From Dropout to Doctorate. The book is out tomorrow, Sept 9! open.substack.com/pub/kelleyma...

The Power of Community to Save a Life

An excerpt from Terence Lester's new book, From Dropout to Doctorate.

open.substack.com

Kelley Mathews @jkmath6.bsky.social · Sep 5

How Mother Teresa and Princess Diana are still teaching us today. open.substack.com/pub/kelleyma...

The Mother and the People's Princess

On the feast of St. Teresa of Calcutta

open.substack.com

Kelley Mathews @jkmath6.bsky.social · Sep 2

Good books alert! #books #booksofthemonth #amreading open.substack.com/pub/kelleyma...

September Book Recs

Just three this time!

open.substack.com

Reposted by Kelley Mathews

MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · Aug 22

From "highly CONFLICTED" to "Highly Respected" in just weeks — and all it took was for him to give away 10% of his company

1.2K 4.3K 12K

Kelley Mathews @jkmath6.bsky.social · Aug 21

Jesus defined the gospel differently—and better—than the usual evangelical “4 spiritual laws” or “good news, bad news.” open.substack.com/pub/kelleyma...

Jesus is Better

Where faith, history, art, good books, and good friends blend and thrive together.

open.substack.com

Kelley Mathews @jkmath6.bsky.social · Aug 19

What’s the more effective strategy — control, and obligation? Or something the New Testament writers urged the first Christians to do ? open.substack.com/pub/kelleyma...

If Jesus Will Change Your Life, He Can Change Our Culture.

Systems are just groups of people

open.substack.com

1

Kelley Mathews @jkmath6.bsky.social · Aug 4

Texas Constitution Art 3 Sect 11: RULES OF PROCEDURE; PUNISHMENT OR EXPULSION OF MEMBER. Each House may determine the rules of its own proceedings, punish members for disorderly conduct, and with the consent of two-thirds, expel a member, but not a second time for the same offence. #texasdemocrats

Kelley Mathews @jkmath6.bsky.social · Jul 25

A consistent characteristic of God emphasized across the Bible is his justice. His followers are called to mimic him. kelleymathews.substack.com/p/what-does-...

What Does the Lord Require of You?

Hint: It's not "winning."

kelleymathews.substack.com

Reposted by Kelley Mathews

Brazos Press @brazospress.bsky.social · Jul 22

Save 70% on The Mary We Forgot by @jpowellmcnutt.bsky.social TODAY ONLY! Get the e-book for only $5.99 today! www.amazon.com/Mary-We-Forg...

An image of the book on Kindle with the words, "Ebook Sale! One day only, July 22!"

2 1

Kelley Mathews @jkmath6.bsky.social · Jul 22

July 22 is the feast of Mary Magdalene. Why was she the “apostle to the apostles”? Also, I feature reaources from MM scholar @jpowellmcnutt.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/kelleyma...

The First Apostle

Resources for a deeper study on Mary Magdalene's feast day

open.substack.com

1 2

Kelley Mathews @jkmath6.bsky.social · Jul 18

If we are going to devote ourselves to God we ought to know his character open.substack.com/pub/kelleyma...

What Kind of God Do We Follow?

We're in good company asking that question.

open.substack.com

Kelley Mathews @jkmath6.bsky.social · Jul 16

Blind to his own biases & his culture’s reliance on non-biblical philosophy, this church leader left an indelible mark on the way the church viewed women. No, I’m not talking about John MacArthur. But it's the same story of a fish saying 'what water?' kelleymathews.substack.com/p/st-bonaven...

St. Bonaventure: Loving God with His Heart, His Mind, and His Preconceptions

How ... human.

kelleymathews.substack.com

Kelley Mathews @jkmath6.bsky.social · Jul 15

John MacArthur had a lot in common with Bonaventure — notably their love for Scripture and their limitations as men of their times. open.substack.com/pub/kelleyma...

St. Bonaventure: Loving God with His Heart, His Mind, and His Preconceptions

How ... human.

open.substack.com