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The messy kingdom
The gospel of Jesus Christ is more political than anyone imagines, but in a way that no one guesses… The political metaphor, “kingdom,” insists on a gospel that includes everything and everyone under the rule of God. God is no religious glow to warm a dark night. Christ is no esoteric truth with which to form a gnostic elite. The…
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The true foolishness of Christianity
Rachel Held Evans is quoted by Starlette Thomas’s new book, Take Me to the Water, about the oddity of baptism. It marks just how odd Christianity truly is.
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To LIVE in this chaotic world, let DEATH be at work…
We always carry around in our body the death of Jesus, so that the life of Jesus may also be revealed in our body. (2 Corinthians 4:10, NIV) Some thoughts from NT Wright:
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The power of the crucifixion
No one has helped me more with the complexities of the crucifixion than Fleming Rutledge and NT Wright. We’ve tried to make it a battleground where “my way is it and the other views are just wrong.” Rutledge cuts through the harsh battle lines and brings history into the equation. THIS INTERVIEW is well worth your time.
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The foolish road
The way of the cross doesn’t make sense. Not to this world. Not to culturalized Christianity. But the way of the cross is exactly what we need. Reading for today: Psalm 45, 47, 48 Gen. 37:12-24 I Cor. 1:20-31 Mark 1:14-28 This hymn was sung in the church we attended the past Sunday. The words have tumbled through my spirit ever…
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Where is our sense of expectation?
What kind of people ought you to be?
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Sin
Israel had been called for a purpose. That purpose wasn’t about keeping a list of rules. It wasn’t about “going to heaven.”
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What does the power of the cross really mean in our lives?
Learn to live in the POWER of the Cross. There is a marvelous exchange to be made if we will finally see how PUNY our lives really are!
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The Wonder of the Cross
It is about this time of year when a large part of the Church focuses on Lent that another part of the Church will cry out for more attention on the resurrection. The clamor is probably about the misconception of living in the cross without the power of the resurrection. I get that. I understand that can become a focus…
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