Here’s the scoop on Wednesday’s lecture. He started, as he always seems to do, with a historical perspective on scripture. His goal was to establish the relationship between the Holy Spirit and the Old Testament Prophets in two steps. STEP ONE:First he considers the role of Christ in Old Testament Prophecy. He reminded us that the Romans deprived the Jews of the Temple in AD 70 and of Jerusalem a few years later. After that time the Jews had access... Read more

Yesterday I had the chance, along with a bunch of other folks, to sit and listen to one of the greatest living American Theologians of the past ½ century. Robert Jenson is at NTS this week and he’s really amazing. He gave a lecture in Chapel, I’ll post some highlights at the end here. After the lecture a few of us took part in a roundtable discussion. I literally didn’t say a word. I was sitting there thinking, “If you... Read more

Go pray the hours w/Phyllis Tickle: http://explorefaith.org/prayer/fixed/hours.php Read more

Quick Review of a Classic Book Walter Brueggemann’s The Prophetic Imagination[1] delivers a clear call for the role of the prophet in the ongoing life of the church. Brueggemann begins by demonstrating how God had done something completely new during the Exodus through the prophet Moses. Obviously Moses had certainly intended the end of captivity and the freedom of his people. In that sense he was working against the empire ruled by Pharaoh. But Brueggemann asserts the Moses also intended... Read more

new book out by tim keel Just a quick not about a new book called Intuitive Leadership by a friend of mine named Tim Keel. Tim’s a pastor here in town & has had a lot of influence on me. Get your copy now! I hope to do a review here soon. Read more

Nick’s First Band: Eli Hall on drums Mix.3 // Cafe’ GrooveWhen I made this mix we’d been listening to the first two cd’s for quite awhile. Nick was starting to try and sing along and S. Soul had put out another record and he was starting to sing along with that as well (off pitch by the way – totally bugging his dad). So then I made a disk that would be pretty strong on melody. This is my alt-country... Read more

Here are the songs from mix #2: 1. I Want You Back – Jackson Five2. I Wish – Stevie Wonder3. Respect – Aretha Franklin4. Rock Around the Clock – Bill Haley & his Comets5. Stop! In the Name of Love7. Staying Alive – The BeeGees8. Freeway of Love – Aretha Franklin9. Shake your Booty – KC & the Sunshine Band10. Short Skirt/Long Jacket – Cake11. Me & Julio – Simon & Garfunkel12. Jive Talkin’ – BeeGees13. Surfin USA – The... Read more

My boys are music nuts. Nicholas can rarely be seen in a church service without his drum sticks and Lewis is already showing a proclivity toward guitar. We listen to music constantly at home and in the car. It started me thinking about my musical upbringing. When I was growing up, I received a steady diet of Guy and Ralna, Evie, Amy Grant and the Oak Ridge Boys. Except for some John Denver and a little Paul Simon there just... Read more

This book is about living the justice life. I want to recommend that you read Justice in the Burbs all the way to the end. I almost didn’t. I almost put this book down after two chapters. It is co-authored by a husband/wife duo Will & Lisa Sampson. Each chapter has three parts: a narrative section written by Lisa who is a popular fiction writer (essentially a novella divided into 13 short sections), a discourse section authored mostly by Will... Read more

A few years ago I took a class called Theology and Film from a Fuller Professor and filmaker named Craig Detweiler. It was seriously one of the most enlightening and enjoyable classroom experience I’ve ever had. Craig is a great teacher and is really passionate about film & culture. It helps that he has a great mind. Anyway Purple State of Mind is a new Movie from the mind of Craig Detweiler, and Priddy Brothers. It’s billed as a conversation... Read more