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December 2012

December 09, 2012

Isaiah 11: making lions into lambs (a sermon in slides)

I've decided to keep things simple. Here is the audio from this Saturday's sermon: And...

December 08, 2012

Romans 4: Believing promises, obeying contracts, and retribution

One of the struggles I have with the word "covenant" is that it seems to...

December 07, 2012

A law unto themselves: virtuous pagans in Romans 2

I've been struggling through the beastliest book about the beastliest book in the Bible: Doug...

December 06, 2012

From fear and trembling to refuge (Psalm 2)

I have always had a particular attraction to Philippians 2:12, "Work out your salvation with...

December 05, 2012

Biblical literalism + magisterial inertia = sacramental Pelagianism?

I've been reading through Augustine's anti-Pelagian writings in which he spends a whole lot of...

December 04, 2012

If I were to make a Christian hip-hop/electronica album…

Then my artist name would be εξουθενημενος and my album would be בן בלי שם...

December 04, 2012

Jesus come back ('cause we've gotten off track)

This is Advent translated into hip-hop for Christians who are able to admit that we...

December 03, 2012

Why worship without justice dishonors God (Isaiah 1:10-20)

Isaiah 1:10-20 is a sobering prophetic passage in which God reams out the Israelites for...

December 01, 2012

Blueprints don't make people worship

For the last month, I've been reading David Bentley Hart's Beauty of the Infinite, which...

November 2012

November 30, 2012

Help me pick a subtitle for my book

I've been experimenting with different subtitles for my book Mercy not Sacrificeand I'm very interested...

November 30, 2012

Why you need to listen to Brian Zahnd

I'm about to leave on a youth retreat so I don't have time for a...

November 29, 2012

Biblical Zion requires a one-state solution

The UN General Assembly today passed a resolution to grant Palestine "observer-state status," which Palestinian...

November 28, 2012

Sinners, judgment, and fear in Psalms 25

I knew something was missing from my spiritual rhythm the last two weeks and this...

November 28, 2012

Salvation from "getting saved": the first 6000 words

Getting saved. These two words describe the best-selling product of one of the most successful...

November 27, 2012

Review: The Awakening of Hope by Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove

The Awakening of Hope, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove’s new book, is a breath of fresh air in...

November 26, 2012

Seven chapters, new title for Mercy Not Sacrifice

I have reduced my book to seven chapters and have given it a new title:...

November 26, 2012

Morality: therapeutic or forensic?

I just got back from a meeting to discuss my older son's progress in school....

November 23, 2012

Mercy Not Sacrifice: A Recovering Evangelical’s Manifesto

I desperately need your help and feedback in pulling this book together. I have shared...

November 22, 2012

Thanksgiving: Our Duty and Our Salvation

Every week at the Monday mass in the basilica during the Eucharist liturgy, the priest...

November 21, 2012

Can Israel love its enemies in Gaza and keep its people safe?

I realize I've had blogorrhea lately about the Gaza crisis. This is probably my last...

November 21, 2012

What counts as terrorism?

I realize I'll get in trouble for writing this. I hope you can love me...

November 19, 2012

My favorite Catholic hymn: There's A Wideness in God's Mercy

Today at the basilica Monday mass like many weeks, our recessional hymn was "There's a...

November 19, 2012

1 Kings 22: a prophecy for today

I'm just going to share 1 Kings 22 without comment. It speaks for itself. Share...

November 17, 2012

The disaster of not talking with your enemies

One of the most cogent things that Barack Obama said during his 2008 presidential campaigns...

November 16, 2012

Six things I can say about Gaza

It's hard to articulate a legitimate Christian response to the tragedy in Gaza right now....

November 16, 2012

Five kids that God cares about

Below are pictures of five kids that God cares about. 1) Ahmed Younis Kadher, age...

November 15, 2012

Three images about Gaza that speak for themselves

My heart is sick at what is happening in Gaza right now. I can't think...

November 14, 2012

Why leadership is my least favorite word

In the church planter training today, I've been learning why the word "leadership" makes me...

November 13, 2012

A vision for my future church plant

I'm spending this week at the Virginia conference's New Church Leadership Institute training for church...

November 11, 2012

Who does God weed out?

Jesus' parable of the weeds in Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 is a tough passage to preach...

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