I was thinking I would weigh in later yesterday to Matt Kronberg’s solid, sensitive question. But (besides playing golf and spending the rest of my day working — if one calls what a professor does “work”), the conversation level was so solid I thought I’d wait until today. So here goes: |inline Read more
Missional Jesus encounters two blind men in Matthew 9:27-31 and what Jesus does reveals the nature of his misison. |inline Read more
Another letter with a very good question. I open it up to you today and I’ll weigh in later. I hope the missional leaders and emerging movement leaders will listen to this question. This pastor is suggesting that the term “missional” is perhaps as offensive as the term “evangelistic.” |inline Read more
This is our fourth consecutive month where the first day of the month is devoted to a post on John Goldingay’s OT Theology: Israel’s Gospel. This OT theology is unlike any OT theology I’ve seen — it is theological reflection on the unfolding narrative of the First Testament (his term), and this long chp is about “God Promised: Israel’s Ancestors” (the patriarchal narratives of Genesis 12–50). |inline Read more
Missional Jesus series takes another step: in Mark 2:13-17, cited below, reveals new features of Missional Jesus. There is a dual feature here that reveals something significant: |inline Read more
Almighty God, you have built your Church upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief cornerstone: Grant us so to be joined together in unity of spirit by their teaching, that we may be made a holy temple acceptable to you; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen. Read more
Post of the week — no question. Maybe this is the post of the week too: Br. Maynard. Nope, this might be the post of the week: T. Freeman. |inline Read more
We’re back with Jon Wilson’s fine book, Why Church Matters: Worship, Ministry, and Mission in Practice — and this week we look at another chp on worship and it is about the significance of the Trinity for worship. Good topic. |inline Read more
Every now and then I get bogged up in my reading enough that I post some short notices about books that have crossed my desk that I think Jesus Creeders might like to know about but which I can’t blog all the way through. Today I mention another one: |inline Read more
Missional Jesus attracts crowds, summons folks to follow him in order to participate in the kingdom mission, invites all sorts of folks to trust him, and both names and engages the powers of evil. And, as has been indicated a number of times, he heals people. But our passage today reveals special features about the missional Jesus. |inline Read more
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