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Monthly Archives: September 2010
Exclusivism: A Meta Sin?
N.T. Wright suggests that Israel misread God’s intent in the Abrahamic Covenant. Rather than follow their vocation to be light to the world, they believed the covenant granted them exclusive privilege. This Wright labels as their “meta sin, their own … Continue reading
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Isaiah & Pauline Theology
Isaiah from NavPress’ LifeChange series. I will use this to help shape discussion guides for the new Bible Study I am leading. Isaiah: Free to Suffer and to Serve by Philip Hacking, from the Bake Bible Guides. From the back, … Continue reading
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A Wonderful Preacher
Barbara Brown Taylor is one of my favorite preachers. Not that I’ve ever heard her preach; but I have read a couple of books that are compilations of her sermons. Right now, I’m reading The Preaching Life is which really … Continue reading
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Narrative Pauline Exegesis
I’m reading N.T. Wright’s Paul to deepen my awareness of current narrative understanding of the apostle Paul. What I have gleaned from blogs, etc., is that the latest scholarly understanding of Paul is revealing a man who wrote out of … Continue reading
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What Restores You?
At a point when I was overwhelmed with being overwhelmed, my spiritual director asked “What restores you?” That is not something I had thought about before. I knew I supposed to take a day of rest each week, but never … Continue reading
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What I’m Reading Today
The Preaching Life by Barbara Brown Taylor Dragons by Michael Connelly More that Memory by Nancy Kelley Paul by N.T. Wright Matthew for Everyone by N.T. Wright The English Standard Version of the of the Holy Bible.
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Sometimes, It’s Only Right to Lower the Bar
After a brutal day in the brutal heat, I went to the local supermarket for a few things before heading for home and a restful supper. Was I in for a surprise! It was like the whole store had been … Continue reading
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