jesus
Everything Must Change, Part 2
Saturday, May 3rd, 2008SESSION 2: Which Jesus?
If hope is easy, then we aren’t appreciating the desperation of the system. (See Part 1 for the Four Global Crises)
If Christ is the answer to the world’s problems, which Jesus fits the bill? Our culture posits many perceptions of Christ:
+ The Will Ferrell Baby Jesus
+ The “Limp wrist [...]
Is Jesus Electable?
Friday, March 7th, 2008Friend, Lower East Side pastor, and Princeton Seminary Professor Gabriel Salgero offers this in the Washington Post:
I think that Jesus, if nominated, would not run. Jesus’ function as a prophet transcends political partisanship. I am utterly convinced that he would have a corrective for all political parties, this is what prophets do. Let me be [...]
Monday Morning MP3
Monday, November 26th, 2007Strawman Jesus
Pastor Matt Kruse, 7 Mile Road Church
On Saturday, I visited with my cousin Pastor Matt Kruse of the newly renamed 7 Mile Road Church in Malden, Massachusetts. This week’s Monday Morning MP3 features a 21-part walk through the Gospel of John he preached called Strawman Jesus. Here’s the description from the series’ [...]
I am Salvation: the Promise of Christmas
Sunday, December 18th, 2005I am Salvation.
Not me. Yeshua. The name Yeshua, Hebrew for “Jesus,” is a derivative of Joshua, which derives from Hoshua. Hoshua means “salvation.” Moses changed Hoshua’s name to “Joshua” (Numbers 13:16) which mean “God is salvation.” And God — who identified himself to Moses as “I am who I am” — named his [...]
The meaning of Christmas, according to Jesus’ mommy
Thursday, December 15th, 2005“My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, for he has looked with favor on the lowliness of his servant. Surely, from now on all generations will call me blessed; for the Mighty One has done great things for me, and holy is his name. His mercy is for those [...]
On Christ’s love for us
Monday, October 17th, 2005“We dream of Christ’s love for His bride reading like Romeo and Juliet; two equals united in liberal love. I think it is more like Lucentio’s pursuit of Bianca in The Taming of the Shrew. That is, the groom endearing the belligerent bride with kindness, patience, and love.“Our ‘behavior’ will not be changed long with [...]