I am deeply appreciative of the contributions of some powerful contemporary Christian authors (like N.T. Wright and Dallas Willard) who have refocused our attention on the meaning of salvation as a living, vibrant wholeness in the here and now, not just a one-way ticket to a beatific Bahamas in the sky by-and-by. All the worn and trite images of salvation—fire insurance, get-out-of-hell-free cards, playing harps in feathered bliss, etc.—are just that, very worn and weary. It’s no wonder evangelism has... Read more