(Say the Jesus Creed morning and evening during Lent.) Roger Olson, in his Reformed and Always Reforming, lists four features, yea five, that characterize evangelicalism and that are common between conservatives and postconservatives. In other words, he defines who is and who is not an evangelical. What do you think? |inline Read more
Nancy Ortberg has just published a book that Kris and I both enjoyed, and now our daughter, Laura, is reading it (Nancy was one of Laura’s leaders in the days of Axis at Willow Creek). There’s a depth as well as an angle on what genuine Christianity is in this book. Nancy isn’t afraid to step on toes or to say what she thinks. So, now we’ve got Looking for God. Nancy was willing to answer five questions I sent... Read more
Here these words of Jesus about the kingdom from Luke 10: 8 “When you enter a town and are welcomed, eat what is set before you. 9 Heal the sick who are there and tell them, ‘The kingdom of God is near you.’ 10 But when you enter a town and are not welcomed, go into its streets and say, 11 ‘Even the dust of your town that sticks to our feet we wipe off against you. Yet be sure... Read more
This series is from RJS… This is the fourth in a series of posts looking at the book The Language of God by Francis S. Collins, Director, National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI), National Institutes of Health (NIH). Two lectures by Dr. Collins were linked in the last post. Three more can be found on the Veritas Forum site, including ones from Mar. 2007 (at MIT) and Feb. 2008 (at UC Berkeley). The third was delivered at Pepperdine, but I... Read more
(Say the Jesus Creed morning and evening during Lent.) I include today a letter from a pastor who solicits your response. Hi Scot, I continue to enjoy the blog each day. Thanks for the daily encouragement and stimulation. I have a situation in my church that maybe the community would like to respond to. I think it requires me learning how to take a “Jesus Creed” approach. |inline Read more
Here are some of Jesus’ most demanding kingdom-words: 57 As they were walking along the road, a man said to him, “I will follow you wherever you go.” 58 Jesus replied, “Foxes have holes and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.” |inline Read more
(Say the Jesus Creed morning and evening during Lent.) Sometimes it is necessary to describe and classify and map in order to understand both who we are and what we think and who others are and what they believe. This is what Roger Olson does in his new and very important book, Reformed and Always Reforming. Here is Olson’s thesis, and his thesis applies to emerging but extends well beyond that: “it is possible to be more evangelical by being... Read more
I’m happy to announce that 40 Days Living the Jesus Creed is now being shipped, and I’ve heard from some of you that your copies have already arrived. |inline Read more
10 When the apostles returned, they reported to Jesus what they had done. Then he took them with him and they withdrew by themselves to a town called Bethsaida, 11 but the crowds learned about it and followed him. He welcomed them and spoke to them about the kingdom of God, and healed those who needed healing. |inline Read more
Almighty and everliving God, in your tender love for the human race you sent your Son our Savior Jesus Christ to take upon him our nature, and to suffer death upon the cross, giving us the example of his great humility: Mercifully grant that we may walk in the way of his suffering, and also share in his resurrection; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.... Read more
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