If chp 1 of Christopher Wright, The Mission of God, took issue with various ways Christians have tried to make sense of a missional calling, chp 2 explains his own big ideas … and, again, drink these in because they are valuable for the long term. |inline Read more
Nope, I’m not talking about Q, the hypothetical Gospel that Matthew and Luke used. Nor am I talking about the famous wine from Sonoma County in California. I’m talking about Motorola’s new phone: Moto Q. Many of you know that I just got a cell phone two years ago and I had some goofy adventures learning to use it. |inline Read more
We enter into the world of John’s Gospel today. This Gospel has a stronger vertical dualism than the Synoptics, but let’s look at a few texts: |inline Read more
Read good writers. This is perhaps not said enough: we write more like the people we read than we perhaps know. Those who read all academic textbooks and reference books, as both undergrads and grads tend to do, are influenced by those kinds of books. Those who read Flannery O’Connor tend to write like her — well, some of her rubs off. (No one has yet written like her.) And those who read Hemingway’s sparse prose tend to write more... Read more
Laura and Mark cashed in some miles, flew to Hawaii, and while there bought me a pound of NickyBeans Kona Coffee. My, my, is this stuff good. It’s some expensive stuff, but if you are in Hawaii drink a cup. If you are lucky, get someone to buy some for you. NickyBeans Kona coffee is smooth, creamy, and earthy. Nothing bitter afterwards. Just the pleasant memory of a good cup and a little anticipation of the next one. Who else... Read more
Four more references to “heaven” in Luke’s Gospel: |inline Read more
We are going now into the sleep: O be it in Thy dear arm’s keep, O God of grace, that we shall awake. Read more
I begin this new series on Christopher Wright’s book, The Mission of God, with a view to helping us (1) understand the Bible better and (2) understand “missional” better. I’ve mentioned Wright’s book before, and I’ve mentioned that we will be using this book in one of our classes this Fall at North Park, but I’d like to have a conversation about this book on this blog as well. |inline Read more
Years ago perhaps America’s finest sportswriter, Tom Boswell, wrote an essay on why baseball was better than football and, if I remember, the first reason was “Marching Bands” and the second reason was “Marching bands at halftime.” I loved the piece. (OK, it’s a cheap shot at marching bands but you have to give it to Boswell.) So, today, I want to give a few reasons why golf is better than soccer and you chime in if would like to... Read more
One of the most common uses of the word “heaven” in the Gospels is to indicate “up-ness” or “sky” or “the beyond.” Hence, the following few references from Luke but there are other texts that seem to go to the Beyond beyond the beyond and one of those appears today too: |inline Read more
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