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No Other Name
12 Salvation can be found in no one else. Throughout the whole world, no other name has been given among humans through which we must be saved.” (Acts 4:12, CEB) “People say this is arrogant, or exclusive, or triumphant. So, indeed it can be, if Christians use the name of Jesus to further their own power or prestige. But for many…
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N T Wright on Worship Songs
Worship Songs from The Work Of The People on Vimeo.
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When the Spirit Comes
The wind of the Spirit is powerful. What happens when you’re IN a hurricane wind is vital. Obviously, most of the time, the best idea is to avoid the hurricane wind. N.T Wright describes it this way: It’s important that someone somewhere is tracking the hurricane and telling us what it’s doing, but when it comes to Pentecost it’s far…
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From Fishing to Shepherding
John 20-21 is a picture of the power of the resurrected life. N T Wright in his book, Surprised by Hope, walks us through a powerful picture of transformation. It is understanding that the resurrection makes all the difference. The resurrection means we move from what we are familiar with (fishing) to new territory (shepherding). Jesus won’t leave us in the…
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Sizzle Always Attracts Headlines
When I blog, I actually try to come up with a snazzy headline. It doesn’t work, but I try. I know that when the Twitter feed or Facebook post pops up, most people only take in the headline. I get “likes” on some posts about three seconds after it hits Facebook sometimes, so I know they didn’t read the whole…
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The Challenge of Heaven
Surprised by Hope is full of surprises for me. It is an incredibly tough book to digest and process. I love NT Wright, and one reason I love his work is he takes me to the mental and spiritual mat time and time again. We need things in our lives that challenge us. Someone saw my “Minnesota Public Radio” sticker…
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If you could ever pity politicians
I am inching my way through “Surprised by Hope” and came across this quote about the myth of progress over time. “Many people, particularly politicians and secular commentators in the press and elsewhere, still live by this myth, appeal to it, and encourage us to believe it. Indeed… the demise of serious political discourse consists not least in this, that…
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Why the Saraments are so Vital
Our church has entered into weekly communion. This piece from NT Wright helps confirm our decision. Thanks to TC for posting this.
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Thoughts on Creation
In the past few days I’ve appreciated some posts on creation because I teach Old Testament at my college and these resources will help me communicate better. For one, I am an AOG pastor/teacher and seeing Brian’s post on the AOG’s new position paper on Creation was exciting. I have been very critical of my denomination in many areas, but…
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Is Jesus THE Way?
A recent post over at ScriptureZealot stirred my thinking. Some of the more incendiary comments have since been edited out, but it stirs me nonetheless. It raised the specter of hard-line Calvinism simply saying, “If you don’t believe in TULIP (and some very specific tenets of Calvinism) then you are preaching another gospel.” That’s the subtle undertone of the piece…
Tag: N.T. Wright
