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We have just heard that Laura’s surgery went well … we are thankful and she likely will be coming home this morning. Thank you for your prayers. Read more
We have just heard that Laura’s surgery went well … we are thankful and she likely will be coming home this morning. Thank you for your prayers. Read more
It is Thanksgiving in the USA, a day we set aside to be with family and to give thanks to God for our blessings. We are thankful for health and provisions … and we are deeply aware that our country has taken some serious economic downturns of late. And that means moms and dads and boys and girls are struggling. We pray for them today. We are thankful for our family, including very especially the addition of Aksel Donovan, our... Read more
I wrote on this blog long ago that I was going to try using Chris Wright’s The Mission of God in my Introduction to the Bible class this semester; it’s a bit hefty for first-year students but this letter confirms that it was a good choice. I am thankful today for my students.Hey Professor McKnight, I had to email you because I just got done reading The Mission of God: Unlocking the Bible’s Grand Narrative ! I feel like the... Read more
Here we go. Romans 1:16-17: 16 I am not ashamed of the gospel, because it is the power of God for the salvation of everyone who believes: first for the Jew, then for the Gentile. 17 For in the gospel a righteousness from God is revealed, a righteousness that is by faith from first to last, just as it is written: “The righteous will live by faith.” One of the densest gospel passages. What does “salvation” mean? 1. Common evangelicalism: personal forgiveness... Read more
Our daughter, Laura, will have hurried surgery on her lower back tonight … a disc-ectomy … to relieve pressure on lower back nerves. We ask your prayers. Read more
Research from a number of angles says the same thing: 20 somethings are not attending church. There is nothing less than a crisis in the church, a crisis that is far greater than most church folk know about and care to confront with the energies and focus that are needed. Here are the two facts: 1. The elderly people are exiting the church’s back door.2. The younger people are not entering the front door. This means the numbers are declining.... Read more
This blog post, written by Soong-Chan Rah, professor at North Park Theological Seminary, comes on the heels of one of the most significant elections in American history – the election of an African-American to the highest office in our nation. Some have seen this landmark moment as the end of racism in America (or maybe the beginning of the end). I’m dubious of such a claim, but it is certainly a constructive step in the right direction. (more…) Read more
We now turn to Romans in looking at what “gospel” means — and one thing ought to be clear by now. This word is not very often defined. We get things like the gospel “of the kingdom” and the gospel of the death, burial and resurrection, but more often we see things like “preaching” the gospel or just “gospeling” (or evangelizing). Romans 1 now. 1: 1 Paul, a servant of Christ Jesus, called to be an apostle and set apart for... Read more
This post is from our scientist friend, RJS. She often blogs about science subjects here at Jesus Creed. I (RJS) have been accused on occasion, on this blog as a matter of fact, of arrogance for dismissing the young earth arguments and simply asserting an old earth as fact. First I plead guilty and apologize. My husband, who is neither a scientist nor a professor, claims that arrogance or self-confidence is the one universal trait and requirement for the job.... Read more
Anne Rice’s vampire novels have sold 100 million copies. She now writes, as she tells us so candidly in her memoir of conversion, Called Out of Darkness: A Spiritual Confession , solely for God. This is our second post on Anne Rice’s conversion. One thing that fascinated me in reading this conversion memoir is the significance of place, as in sacred place or sacred space. (more…) Read more
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