The Book of Revelation is Theo-Politics, a book about a politics that claims God is king and no one else is, a book that declares that God alone is to be worshiped and no one else, a book that announces that God alone is to be obeyed and no one else. Thus, it is Theo-Politics. Somehow I forgot this book; it got buried under a few others … but happily I found it and we need to get back into... Read more
We are hoping that we will our turn our minds toward God tonight and pray for peace between North and South Korea. The news today is that North Korea threatens retaliation if South Korea does have live-fire shooting exercises. South Korea’s exercises are scheduled to begin in hours. Lord have mercy. Read more
Every school and public library needs a copy of this new Oxford Handbook. Pastors, preachers, and professors alike cannot keep up with every bit of research and scholarship. One area many of us would like to know more but don’t have the time to do is the Dead Sea Scrolls. But Oxford now has a handbook that puts at your fingertips and one pull of a book off a shelf a wealth of information: The Oxford Handbook of the Dead... Read more
Tell me why the biggest sporting event of the day — UConn vs. OSU in basketball — is not on TV today. The answer: Because it’s a women’s game, because this singular event in NCAA sports history won’t bring in as much money … but when it comes down to it, it’s a shame on the media. Geno and UConn Lady Huskies have established themselves as one of the finest basketball programs in the history of college sports. About the... Read more
From Lynn Hybels… Here’s the main difference between me at 29 and me at 59: I used to think that everything mattered. Now I realize that very little matters. I used to think that festive yet elegant Christmas decorations mattered. I used to think that hosting big parties mattered. I used to think that buying gifts for everyone who might possibly expect a gift mattered. I used to think that sending Christmas cards mattered. And that beautiful wrapping paper mattered.... Read more
It’s cold here in Chicago, my home town. Bob‘s got the posts of the week. April‘s got the room ready for those kids. Mark’s advice on preaching the other Christmas Story. Brad Lomenick’s advice for 55+ leaders. Dan Reid’s infallible advice about publishing … the link takes you to one page, but scroll down a bit and see on the right sidebar the list of the others. LaVonne‘s posts about Social Security are good ones: “Several of my conservative Facebook... Read more
The time is coming and, like the Borg, it’s inevitable. Last night we were with a group from NPU at David and Linda Parkyn’s home celebrating Christmas. Not only were we in the presence of friends and good music, but Linda pushed to think about a topic one more time. She asked what we would be reading over Christmas, Kris mentioned we’d be heading to warmer climes and told Linda what she’d be reading (see the post under this one)... Read more
Christmas Break is officially here for me, and Kris will have a full week off as well, and we will find some warm place to hole up with family … but this always means that as we approach this time off we begin to set up what we will be reading. Assuming you may well be carving out time for reading, What will you be reading during Christmas break? One of Kris’ books is Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into... Read more
From a reader: Dear Prof. McKnight, I just finished listening to your interview on Midday Connection and am thrilled with the topic of your most recent book about Mary [The Real Mary: Why Evangelical Christians Can Embrace the Mother of Jesus]. I recently wrote a Luke-based devotional called Divine Duct Tape and through it became very connected to Mary through her struggle to understand her son and the devastating, unexpected path he had to forge. As I studied Mary’s song... Read more
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