Well looky here! A new blog post. I realize that I have not been posting here very often , but I am preparing to lead a six-week small group study of The Day the Revolution Began by N.T. (Tom) Wright and I had some thoughts …
Read MoreBook Review: How Jesus Saves the World From Us
Morgan Guyton is on a journey. He has left behind Christian fundamentalism with its debilitating toxins and has trekked his way through the expanse of God’s wide-open grace. His book How Jesus Saves the World From Us serves, in part, as a chronicle of that …
Read MoreNT Visits KC
Yesterday was (for me) N.T. Wright Day, the long awaited day when I had the opportunity to both meet and listen to N.T. (Tom) Wright lecture live in person. In looking forward to this event I felt like a 14 year-old girl preparing for our …
Read MoreThinking God’s Thoughts After Him
It is day 26 of Lent. We are more than half-way through our journey to Easter. During this Lenten season I have done a lot of thinking. In a curious sort of way, I have been thinking about thinking or the lack thereof in many …
Read MoreIncarnation: Holding on to Our Tradition
An appreciation of tradition puts us on the road towards humility. Pride listens to the council of self-reliance. You don’t need to know how we got here. Just do your thing. Like a 17 year-old rock n’ roller, who wants to start a garage band, …
Read MoreNightline Face-Off: Does Satan Exist?
I finished watching the debate over the existence of Satan this morning. I watched half of it yesterday and the other half of it this morning. Apparently the debate was edited when it was aired, but you can watch it in its entirety here: http://www.abcnews.go.com/Nightline/FaceOff/ …
Read MoreA Prophetic Community
I have recently finished reading Prophetic Imagination by Walter Brueggemann, a great little book (151 pages) on the role of Old Testament prophets. I have been reading Brueggemann to supplement my study of the book of Amos for my current teaching series “When God Roars,” …
Read MoreGreat theological resources
So what are you listening to these days? This is a common question, right? We like to know what other people are listening to. What’s in your CD player? What’s on your playlist? What’s on your ipod? For me, I have been listening to Bob …
Read MoreCyprian Norwid
In preparing for a week full of activity (notice I did not use the word b*sy, which I have agreed to remove from my vocabulary when used with the first person “I am…”), I have found myself mulling over a statement from Polish poet, Cyprian …
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