AEF Conference

Last updated on: September 22, 2007 at 12:20 am By Scot McKnight

Robert Webber left a legacy, a legacy of Christians who want to embrace the whole Church and its whole history. One of his enduring legacies will be the AEF Call and the AEF Call Conference to be held this year Nov 30 and December, here in the Chicagoland area. Come hear Kevin Vanhoozer, Edith Humphrey, Howard Snyder — and yours truly — address an issue that is lingering in many of our minds: how to do a theology shaped by... Read more

Weekly Meanderings

Last updated on: September 22, 2007 at 12:10 am By Scot McKnight

The Joy in Chicago Returns… |inline Read more

Friday is for Friends

Last updated on: September 21, 2007 at 12:30 am By Scot McKnight

“We miss the meaning to be found in our lives because we ignore a principle that is as old as Creation itself: the intentional back and forth rhythm of work and rest.” So says Tracy Balzer in Thin Places,. |inline Read more

Now Brewing

Last updated on: September 21, 2007 at 12:20 am By Scot McKnight

One of my students brought to me for the first day of class a pound of that fine, wonderful, flavorful and aromatic blend: Chestnut Hill Coffee Company‘s espresso blend. If you ever get to Philly, try it — they make one of the best lattes in the world. If you are a St-rb-ck’s fan, I suggest you not try Chestnut Hill. It would be like the person who drives a beater who suddenly discovers the glory of a beamer! Read more

Colossians Remixed 5

Last updated on: September 21, 2007 at 12:10 am By Scot McKnight

What is perhaps most interesting to me about W-K’s “commentary” (Colossians Remixed) is their explanation of three terms [make that four]: peace, grace, truth, and spiritual wisdom. |inline Read more

Atonement Thinking

Last updated on: September 20, 2007 at 12:30 am By Scot McKnight

Anyone who follows this blog knows we have have a number of conversations about atonement and the various theories associated with it, leading as it did to a recent book of mine called Community called Atonement. But a few new books have passed my way and I’d like to mention two of them: |inline Read more

The Best Sandwich

Last updated on: September 20, 2007 at 12:20 am By Scot McKnight

There is a national discussion of the nation’s best sandwich. So, throw out for one time health concerns. What is your favorite sandwich? My answer: Pastrami with swiss; mustard; on rye — at Burt’s Deli in Libertyville. Read more

Colossians Remixed 4

Last updated on: September 20, 2007 at 12:10 am By Scot McKnight

The targum of Walsh and Keesmaat, Colossians Remixed, continues: |inline Read more

Colossians: Greek

Last updated on: September 20, 2007 at 12:05 am By Scot McKnight

Don’t forget this

Last updated on: September 19, 2007 at 7:00 pm By Scot McKnight

Thursday night, 7pm. Read more