First Sunday of Lent.
Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on this armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which you Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility;...
View ArticleLenten Prayer for the Week. [part 2]
O God, the strength of all who put their trust in you: Mercifully accept my prayers; and because in my weakness I can do nothing good without you, give me the help of your grace, that in keeping your...
View ArticleSecond Sunday of Lent.
O God, whose glory it is always to have mercy: Be gracious to all who have gone astray from your ways, and bring them again with penitent hearts and steadfast faith to embrace and hold fast the...
View ArticleSeriously?
Apparently Glen Beck is now urging people to leave their churches if their leaders begin to speak about social justice. [Seriously, I'm not making this up.] To make matters... 'er... worse, he notes...
View ArticleHeaven as Confrontation and Conviction.
"Note, though, something else of great importance about the whole Christian theology of resurrection, ascension, second coming and hope. This theology was born out of confrontation with the political...
View ArticleSaved For What?
One of the things i love most about Tom Wright, is his ability to see the big picture and articulate in ways that captures the imagination, bringing together the larger narratives of scripture into a...
View ArticleThe Gospel of New Creation.
"The power of the gospel lies not in the offer of a new spirituality or religious experience, not in the threat of hellfire (certainly not in the threat of being "left behind"), which can be removed if...
View ArticleDoes Prayer Really Change Things?
I used to have a wood carving on my office wall that read, "Prayer Changes Things." It was an ornate carving, one that even looked kind of religious. It used to be a reminder that praying really did...
View ArticleGlenn Beck on the DSS.
Seriously. No joke. Check out this little beauty from a recent radio program:Beck: You know the… Dead Sea Scrolls. You know what they are? Stu, do you know what the Dead Sea Scrolls are? …Stu: Well,...
View ArticleIs the Bible Historical? It Depends.
In the latest issue of Biblical Archaeology Review, Sean Freyne drops this little tidbit:The problem we are have is trying to distinguish between what is theological reflection and its development, on...
View ArticleFirst Sunday of Lent.
Almighty God, give us grace to cast away the works of darkness, and put on this armor of light, now in the time of this mortal life in which you Son Jesus Christ came to visit us in great humility;...
View ArticleLenten Prayer for the Week. [part 2]
O God, the strength of all who put their trust in you: Mercifully accept my prayers; and because in my weakness I can do nothing good without you, give me the help of your grace, that in keeping your...
View ArticleSecond Sunday of Lent.
O God, whose glory it is always to have mercy: Be gracious to all who have gone astray from your ways, and bring them again with penitent hearts and steadfast faith to embrace and hold fast the...
View ArticleSeriously?
Apparently Glen Beck is now urging people to leave their churches if their leaders begin to speak about social justice. [Seriously, I'm not making this up.] To make matters... 'er... worse, he notes...
View ArticleHeaven as Confrontation and Conviction.
"Note, though, something else of great importance about the whole Christian theology of resurrection, ascension, second coming and hope. This theology was born out of confrontation with the political...
View ArticleSaved For What?
One of the things i love most about Tom Wright, is his ability to see the big picture and articulate in ways that captures the imagination, bringing together the larger narratives of scripture into a...
View ArticleThe Gospel of New Creation.
"The power of the gospel lies not in the offer of a new spirituality or religious experience, not in the threat of hellfire (certainly not in the threat of being "left behind"), which can be removed if...
View ArticleDoes Prayer Really Change Things?
I used to have a wood carving on my office wall that read, "Prayer Changes Things." It was an ornate carving, one that even looked kind of religious. It used to be a reminder that praying really did...
View ArticleGlenn Beck on the DSS.
Seriously. No joke. Check out this little beauty from a recent radio program:Beck: You know the… Dead Sea Scrolls. You know what they are? Stu, do you know what the Dead Sea Scrolls are? …Stu: Well,...
View ArticleIs the Bible Historical? It Depends.
In the latest issue of Biblical Archaeology Review, Sean Freyne drops this little tidbit:The problem we are have is trying to distinguish between what is theological reflection and its development, on...
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