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The mark of Christianity
If there is a lack of interest in the cross of Jesus Christ, what you may think is Christianity is not.
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One day we may pay attention
In my regular reading through the Psalms I came to this in Psalm 66:10 For you, God, tested us; you refined us like silver.
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Where the Kingdom is found
The Gospel reading this past Sunday was Luke 6:17-26. It’s a place in Jesus’ teaching where you are to be warned: “Buckle up, buttercup.”
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The broader gospel
I have had NT Wright’s new book, The Challenge of Acts, on my shelf for awhile. I have some time to pull it out and begin to work through it. A small book, but NT Wright find’s his ways of making every word count. While I wish it to be a “quick read,” it will just be another pondering of…
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The essence of the gospel
I am opening a new (to me) biography of Dietrich Bonhoeffer because I want to examine his life from the lens of a historian and biographer who does the research properly. I am wanting to engage Bonhoeffer again through his writings as well.
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Shout hallelujah
The moments of change often slip by unnoticed. There isn’t a “big healing.” There isn’t a great time of prayer and then you “hear the voice of God.” There are moments, though. They go almost unnoticed. Yet, you look back and realize, “That was it! That was the time!” There is a moment in Luke 10 where Jesus shouted with…
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The lovely losers
Holy Week has its readings. Along with that I am still working my way through my “ancient wells” Scriptures and have come once again to the Sermon on the Mount. It is tough to concentrate because I just finished Dallas Willard’s The Divine Conspiracy, which focuses on the Sermon on the Mount so my mind is already full on this…
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Jesus doesn’t understand the gospel
It is appalling how much Jesus just doesn’t get the gospel! Honestly! He gets asked by a young lawyer what it takes to have eternal life, which is an American evangelical’s dream question. You LIVE for this stuff! It’s teed up!
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