I got a letter from a young high school pastor in the southeast and he’s happy to share it with our blog community. This young pastor leans in some emerging directions but his pastor is now criticizing emergent. I’d like us to give him our wisdom today. |inline Read more
This weekend Kris and I flew out to see Lukas, Annika and our new grandson, Aksel. We always enjoy their quaint village, filled as it is with unique Victorian homes and the aroma of Concord grapes hanging in the air. It was also good to see Annika’s mom and dad, Gordie and Marleen Nelson, and to see two of our former NPU students, Jay and Betsy Baehr, and their son, Mathis. Here are two pictures of Aksel: |inline Read more
Acts is a rich source for “gospel” and we turn today to Acts 14: |inline Read more
Almighty and everlasting God, increase in us the gifts of faith, hope, and charity; and, that we may obtain what you promise, make us love what you command; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. Read more
It’s not Chicago, but it is the Great Midwest… |inline Read more
It’s easier to talk about depression and acedia than it is to live with either; and it’s a whole lot easier to talk about both than to free oneself from either. At the heart of dealing with acedia is to know it and to name it and to admit it. Kathleen Norris’s Acedia & Me: Marriage, Monks and the Writer’s Life opens her heart to us as she reveals her struggles. Chp 2, called “Tedium,” deals with acedia in her... Read more
The scenario sketched in our previous post leads to a deep question for Christians. How should we understand the Fall and Original Sin? Is the Adamic fall history or myth â albeit myth conveying theological truth? Is Adam everyman or was the Fall a unique and personal event? If the fall was an historical event how is original sin and guilt inherited? Henri Blocher, an evangelical theologian who has held positions at Faculté Libre de Théologie Ãvangélique in France and... Read more
Pastor (Park Street Church Boston) Daniel Harrell’s new book, Nature’s Witness: How Evolution Can Inspire Faith (Living Theology), is the book we need. Here is someone who can translate science into theology and theology into science, and do so in engaging, fun, and clear prose. |inline Read more
We had a good series of Friday posts on Alan Jacobs’ excellent book “Original Sin.” The essays in his book are outstanding and explore many facets of Original Sin in history and in contemporary thought. But Jacobs is an English Professor, not a theologian or a scientist. His book raised as many questions as it answered. Most importantly, how does a theologian deal with the doctrine – and how does it mesh with contemporary science? Henri Blocher’s book Original Sinprovides... Read more
If Acts 11 records the gospel preaching of Peter, Acts 13 records the gospel preaching of Paul. So here’s the long text: |inline Read more
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