It was fun while it lasted — this run of winning games by the Bears — but they met more than their match. It sure seemed to us the Colts deserved about 60 points. Congrats to Dungy, the Colts, and the good city of Indianapolis. My inclination now is to say the Bears will win 12 games next year. Read more
Two of our readers and parts of the Jesus Creed blogfamily, Ben and Lisa Pennington, need our urgent prayers. I met Ben in Rochester last fall when I was speaking at Crossroads. He coordinated an event at his bookstore, and I found him to be a warm, caring heart with a love for the Lord that missionally expanded to help others. He now has cancer and is suffering; Lisa is serving him day and night. Please direct your prayers to... Read more
I’ve spent a fair amount of time in the Psalms, as have many of you. One thing I find so incredibly penetrating for me is the utter honesty and raw emotions in those prayers. My favorite OT theologian these days is John Goldingay and my heart jumped when I saw he is doing a commentary on Psalms. John might be a living OT figure! Well, my point today is to quote extensively from the end of his commentary on Psalm... Read more
Well, I am embarassed to write this but…Feb 2 was the “anniversary” of Bob’s aortic dissection…hard to believe it’s been a year. I spent a long time reflecting and reading my journal of those days and weeks, and then months of all that transpired last year. I wrote a long email to you all, including many of the Scriptures that were so encouraging to me…guess it wasn’t that good afterall, since I accidentally deleted it after writing it. UGH!!!! |inline Read more
It’s time to begin some Saturday fun: we’ll call it Dugout Wisdom. The pitchers and catchers are now starting to pack their bags for Spring Training; our son is about to begin his season of scouting. The weather here is still bitter cold, but just thinking about the ivy on the walls at Wrigley will warm us up some. Enjoy. |inline Read more
I’ll be in Denver Colorado at the Adam’s Mark for the Covenant Midwinter meetings Tuesday and Wednesday — one day on atonement and another day on prayer. The next week I’ll be down in New Orleans. |inline Read more
This marks the end of our time together with Miroslav Volf’s The End of Memory, and it ends on a breath-taking note. Let me give the big picture, ask our question(s), and then summarize his final chapter. (Next week we begin D. Tippens, Pilgrim Heart.) |inline Read more
One year ago, our friend Bob Robinson had a massive heart aneurysm. It was touch and go for a long, long time — and some surgeries. And very tough times on Linda and ambiguity for the kids. We prayed for Bob. Thanks be to God — Bob is with us and I’m glad for that. Bob has come out with the same fight for the kingdom. I’d like as many as have read some of his posts to tell him... Read more
What do you think? Here is the cover for a book of mine coming out next Fall with Abingdon. It is entitled A Community called Atonement. Not to let the cat out of the bag, but one point (that explains the title) is that Atonement is God’s work for us but it is also “praxis.” One theologian, who read it recently, said of my proposal that it is “orthodox, gutsy, and creative.” |inline Read more
Some people put their foot in their mouth; this psalmist puts his foot in his heart — or does he have his heart in his foot? Notice these words: |inline Read more
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