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Next Entries »Hip Hop prophets
Thursday, May 12th, 2005From Jesus and the Hip Hop Prophets, by John Teter and Alex Gee (IVP, 2003): “The biographies of Jesus … include a story about three astrologers…. They were the first ones to figure out what God was up to, beacuse God wanted them on the inside. God could have communicated with them any way…. But [...]
Response to MK re. ANKOC
Wednesday, May 11th, 2005Note to anyone not named Matt Kruse or Bob Campbell: Feel free to eavesdrop on our conversation about Brian McLaren’s A New Kind of Christian and comment. MK: J, here’s my initial salvo on the book. [Caveats.] Me: You said a mouthful for an initial salvo. Can’t wait for the sequel. MK: What I liked: [...]
McLaren on being "Born Again"
Wednesday, May 4th, 2005I’ve thought long and hard about the best way to blog about ANKOC, beyond the random comments for several weeks now, and I think letting McLaren speak for himself is a good place to start. So I’m going to begin with one of his softball (sarcasm alert) notions that I have to believe riled a [...]
The manifold wisdom of God
Tuesday, May 3rd, 2005“His intent was that now, through the church, the manifold wisdom of God should be made known … according to his eternal purpose …” (Ephesians 3:10-11) What a colorful concept, the “manifold” wisdom of God. I always imagined a sheet of paper folded many times into a tiny fraction of its former size, getting unfolded [...]
A new kind of Christian
Monday, May 2nd, 2005… keeps his word, unlike my promise to blog about Brian McLaren’s book of the same title when I read it last month. MK reminded me of my transgression so I’ll make an introductory comment beyond the half dozen or so brief references weeks ago. God’s timing remains ever mysterious to me. When it seems [...]
Why not fruit salad?
Friday, April 8th, 2005A youth ministry friend of mine has become something of a muse for me recently. He inspired this article last month, and now this post after a series of emails about the nature of partnerships. He made a great point about how difficult it is to prioritize working with groups whose missions contrast with our [...]
A journey or a destination?
Monday, April 4th, 2005Jesus invited the disciples to, “Come, follow me.” He never really said where, just spoke vaguely about the Kingdom of Heaven. God told Abraham to leave Ur and “Go,” but, again, refused to say where exactly. Moses followed a cloud by day and pillar of fire by night, but after 400 years of Egyptian slavery, [...]
He chopped her body into 12 pieces
Wednesday, March 30th, 2005Anyone else tired of the goofy ways we try to make sense of Scripture’s more outrageous stories that contradict our theology and customs? Consider Judges 19-20: But the men would not listen to him. So the man took his concubine and sent her outside to them, and they raped her and abused her throughout the [...]
There’s no resurrection without the cross
Saturday, March 26th, 2005This weekend can make a person reflective. Christians the world over commemorate Good Friday and celebrate Resurrection Sunday, but what about the day in between? Although it gets no play in our modern traditions, I’ve often wondered about the first “Holy Saturday.” I can’t imagine the torrent of emotions — fear, anger, grief, self-doubt — [...]
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