Reforming 5

Last updated on: March 31, 2008 at 12:30 am By Scot McKnight

Chp 2 of Roger Olson, Reformed and Always Reforming, is about “Christianity’s Essence” and his concern is “transformation over information.” |inline Read more

Preparing for Pentecost 6

Last updated on: March 31, 2008 at 12:10 am By Scot McKnight

What are we here for? As we continue our journey toward Pentecost to discover the Spirit empowering God’s people to live as God’s people should, this question can help shape our preparation. We using our 40 Days Living the Jesus Creed to prepare for Pentecost, and today’s chp — chp 6 — is about this very question. |inline Read more

Keys of the Kingdom 61

Last updated on: March 31, 2008 at 12:10 am By Scot McKnight

There are 85 separable instances of “kingdom” in the Synoptic Gospels; we have three left and two of them are in our text today: |inline Read more

Now Brewing: Waialua Coffee

Last updated on: March 30, 2008 at 9:18 am By Scot McKnight

A very kind reader of Jesus Creed sent Kris and me a package of Waialua Coffee from Hawaii (north shore), and we are now brewing and drinking it. [I couldn’t find the home site; this site sells Waialua.] |inline Read more

First Day is Goldingay

Last updated on: March 30, 2008 at 12:20 am By Scot McKnight

OK, it’s not the first day of the month but I want you to know that April 1 (no fooling) I will post the first in an 8-part [maybe 10-part] series — once a month, on the first day of the month — on volume 2 of his book: OT Theology: Israel’s Faith. The first paragraph of volume 2 is simply priceless: |inline Read more

Prayer for the Week

Last updated on: March 30, 2008 at 12:10 am By Scot McKnight

Almighty and everlasting God, who in the Paschal mystery established the new covenant of reconciliation: Grant that all who have been reborn into the fellowship of Christ’s Body may show forth in their lives what they profess by their faith; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. Read more

On Google Ads

Last updated on: March 29, 2008 at 12:20 am By Scot McKnight

Kris and I both think blogs that are cluttered with ads are unattractive. So, we’ve done our dead-level best to avoid putting up ads. But, recently we read problogger.com’s stuff about AdSense, a Google Ad program, and thought it was worth the effort. So, for two days we tried … |inline Read more

Weekly Meanderings

Last updated on: March 29, 2008 at 12:10 am By Scot McKnight

Too much snow this winter in the Land of Lincoln:’ |inline Read more

Friday is for Friends

Last updated on: March 28, 2008 at 12:30 am By Scot McKnight

The so-called parable of the prodigal son, Luke 15:11-32, is the 3d in Klyne Snodgrass’ treatment of the parables of lostness (Stories with Intent). |inline Read more

And the winner is …

Last updated on: March 28, 2008 at 12:25 am By Scot McKnight

KJ. (If you could e-mail me, we’ll work out a book and your address.) Here are the votes, and it is stunningly clear (I tallied this up at about 8:30pm CT). |inline Read more