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March 2011

March 07, 2011

Waiting for Rob Bell 2

I stood in horror watching the blogosphere light up last week, but my horror was...

May 2008

May 02, 2008

Forgiveness … takes time

Julie Bogart, a regular reader and commenter on this blog, has a story about forgiveness...

December 2007

December 04, 2007

Pierre is Back!

In my book Embracing Grace I tell the story of a little "eikon" I had...

July 2007

July 18, 2007

The Whole Gospel

Here's a link to a podcast I gave on the whole gospel. Here's a link...

June 2007

June 25, 2007

Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin

The problem with this as a moral strategy, which is a routine refrain for the...

June 11, 2007

Spiritual Formation Forum

The following outline was used for my talk at the Spiritual Formation Forum in Milwaukee...

May 2007

May 09, 2007

Advising a Letter Writer

I have asked for permission from this person to make his [adjusted] letter to me...

March 2007

March 30, 2007

Missional in Seattle 3

I gave two talks in Seattle, but I want to summarize what I said in...

March 19, 2007

Kris and I were invited

Kris and I were invited down for a Saturday event at North Point church in...

March 15, 2007

My Talks to IVCF

The Story of the Eikons and The Story of the Gospel.

March 09, 2007

IVCF GSM

Tuesday night, Wednesday morning and early afternoon, and Thursday morning I spoke to the InterVarsity...

December 2006

December 19, 2006

SHIFT

Willow Creek is hosting a Student Ministries Leadership Conference Feb 28-March 2, 2007. It is...

December 01, 2006

Name-calling in the Church

The Church has developed its own mechanisms of calling people "names," of "labelling" others. The...

November 2006

November 06, 2006

Ted Haggard and the Evangelical Environment

Most of us probably watched the gospel tragedy unfold this last weekend, and many of...

March 2006

March 30, 2006

Forgiveness and the Face 1

Steven Sandage and LeRon Shults, in The Faces of Forgiveness, propose a new and fresh...

February 2006

February 26, 2006

Grace Grinding and Settler Theology

Duane Young sent me this from Brennan Manning. It touches upon an old set of...

February 17, 2006

Who tells the best atonement story?

This is from Embracing Grace in an earlier version. I jumped into the atonement theory...

February 16, 2006

National Pastor’s Convention

I'll be in San Diego next Tuesday through Thursday, speaking at the National Pastor's Convention....

February 16, 2006

National Pastor’s Convention

I'll be in San Diego next Tuesday through Thursday, speaking at the National Pastor's Convention....

February 07, 2006

Gracious Christianity 5

Chp 4 of Gracious Christianity deals with the "Fullness of Salvation." The authors, Douglas Jacobsen...

February 05, 2006

Boston is Chowda!

Kris and I were in Boston this weekend, where I gave two worshops on Embracing...

January 2006

January 30, 2006

Jesus and Homosexuality 2

This, our second post on Jesus and homosexuality, begins our survey of the central themes...

January 23, 2006

Roseville Minnesota

Kris and I were at the Covenant Church in Roseville, MN, Saturday and Sunday. We...

January 16, 2006

Embracing Grace: Thinking of Lent?

Here is our press release for Embracing Grace: A gospel for all of us ,...

December 2005

December 20, 2005

National Pastors Convention: Invitation

Zondervan has asked me to offer you this invitation: Dear friend: In just a few...

November 2005

November 14, 2005

The Gospel acc. to John (Piper)

My first encounter with John Piper was memorable. I now recall it was the first...

November 10, 2005

Reviews of Embracing Grace

The little book is barely out and here is a nice review by Trevin Wax:...

November 06, 2005

All Saints Day

Our Sunday morning service at Mercer Island Covenant Church was eventful. It was All Saints'...

November 06, 2005

Book Launch

Paraclete Press and Mercer Island Covenant Church combined to orchestrate a wonderful day for Kris...

November 04, 2005

Seattle’s Best

Kris and I are in Seattle this weekend for the launch of Embracing Grace: A...