Apprentice 2 Jesus

Theology

  • Why the horror of the crucifixion is needed

    “In the final analysis, the crucifixion of Christ for the sin of he world reveals that it is not only the victims of oppression and injustice who are in need of God’s deliverance, but also the victimizers. Each of us is capable, under certain circumstances, of being a victimizer… Read more

  • The authority of Scripture — black theology

    My challenge for the year is to read more widely from the angles of black and female theologians. My current read is God of the Oppressed by James Cone. Read more

  • God of the Oppressed

    The scandal is that the gospel means liberation, that this liberation comes to the poor, and that it gives them the strength and the courage to break the conditions of servitude. This is what the Incarnation means. God in Christ comes to the weak and the helpless, and becomes one with them, taking their condition… Read more

  • Crucifixion of the Warrior God — Love Laid a Trap

    Greg Boyd in his never-ending book, The Crucifixion of the Warrior God, lays out God’s martial arts program. (This won’t hook you enough to actually read the book, but I’m not going to go into any more detail than that because I would have to take three blog posts to explain it.) Read more

  • Understanding the “wrath” of God through the Cross

    Here is the thing with Greg Boyd’s two-volume behemoth titled The Crucifixion of the Warrior God : it is like the never-ending story. I get through a chapter, which is fairly amazing in and of itself, and I think, “Whew!” Then I’m wondering how much farther to go… and I swear more chapters magically appear at… Read more

  • American Idolatry

    I have wept reading this man’s work over the years. I wept listening to these gentle, yet powerful and cutting, words. Read more

  • 500 years after the Reformation

    Some food for thought from an article in Christianity Today.  Read more

  • White Evangelicalism

    I know the name Lecrae, but I’ve not listened to his music. Recently he has boldly spoken out about American evangelicalism and the lack of place for people of color.  Read more

  • African Americans and Evangelicals — Worth the Listen!

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  • Center your life in Christ on the cross

    Greg Boyd’s book, The Crucifixion of the Warrior God, moves toward Boyd’s particular view of the “Cruciform Hermeneutic.” But before he gets to that…  Read more