Posted in Culture, Jesus, Ministry, Theology on Jul 19th, 2010
I have always been taken by the brief description of the Messiah in Isaiah 11: 2-3 (in context). These verses read
The Spirit of the LORD will rest on him—
the Spirit of wisdom and of understanding,
the Spirit of counsel and of power,
the Spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the LORD –
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I was invited by Milton Stanley, editor, to receive and review an advanced copy of Jeff Weddle’s book The Gospel-Filled Wallet: What the Bible Really Says About Money (Morrison, TN: Transforming Publishing, 2010).
A Pertinent, Pressing Issue: Money
Having read Jeff Weddle’s book, I will offer three stimulating benefits and three pastoral concerns. Because Jeff addresses a [...]
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There is something worse than ignoring or neglecting the Bible. Professing Christians are in a more dangerous place than outright, unrepentant sinners. The worse reality is to read the Bible and not do what it says. James, the Lord’s brother, wrote, ” Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what [...]
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Posted in Culture, Jesus, Ministry, Theology on Mar 17th, 2010
Emergent theology seems to have reached a muddling place. All kinds of ideas are being creatively combined to produce a “new kind of Christianity.” Others more competent than I am have pointed out that what is touted as new is really actually old. Brian McLaren offers old line Christian Liberalism dressed up in postmodern clothes, [...]
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Jesus at the Margins- Part 1 (from the archives)
I’ve been ruminating again about Jesus’ life with the marginalized of 1st century Judaism. I’m going to ponder in print some of my thoughts.
We often think that Jesus left his surburban bungalow on the green hillside of Galilee and went into the big city and sought [...]
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One Pastor’s Eye on The Book of Eli
By John W. Frye
[This review was posted on Jesus Creed hosted by Dr. Scot McKnight.]
Who would have imagined a 21st century movie made about The King James Version of the Bible? Denzel Washington’s The Book of Eli puts the 1611 Bible dead center in the story. The tag [...]
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