INTRODUCTION:The reformation we see here in this passage was slow in coming, and did not last very long. But at the same time, it was real. Reformations are messy, and cannot be understood by the tidy-minded. As we live in a time that is desperate for real reformation, there are many things for us to …
Acting Like There Will Be Leftovers
One of the characteristics of a Jesus meal is the astonishing level of leftovers. In the feeding of the five thousand, there were 12 baskets of leftovers (Mk. 8:19). In the miracle of the four thousand, there were 7 baskets of leftovers (Matt. 16:10). We see this foreshadowed in the miracle of Elijah’s as well. …
Learning to Sing Sea Water
One of the things we should notice in Scripture is the close association of the music of the people of God and the nations of men. There is a regular appeal, throughout Scripture, asking the nations to hear us when we sing. The music of the saints, rightly done, is universal and evangelistic. The music …
Big Doings at the Nuart
If you are in the Moscow area tomorrow night (that would be Saturday, May 14, 2011, for those of you reading this in the archives three years from now), I would like to invite you to the Nuart Theater to watch the DVD of the Logos Benefit Concert. That video has now been edited, courtesy …
Sojourning in Hate
Jim Wallis of Sojourners magazine, a leftist evangelical outfit, got into a bit of a spot when the magazine declined to take an ad designed to help churches and clergy become more gay affirming. The pickle is described here, and Wallis explains himself here. The explanation offered by Wallis is a verbal attempt to build …
Taking Notes Is Hard
Here is a new title, due out very shortly. Canon Press is taking pre-orders now, if you like. Click here, or on the cover. This text represents a lot of what has been taught in the NSA rhetoric course over the last decade. And if you want to get the Canon Press e-newsletter, go to …
Then Leave The Man Alone
Beware of all isms except for prisms, as the fellow said. This goes double for libertarianism, and I would point you to Denny Burk’s applause of Michael Gerson’s critique of Ron Paul. Since I have praised Paul in this place before (and will no doubt do so again), I should perhaps offer an explanation of …
Golden Barnacles
After several weeks in Central Europe and the UK, Nancy and I are headed home today. Jiggety jig, as they say. We have had a glorious time, and have seen a bunch of the sights, particularly those of interest with regard to the Reformation. We have been to the church in Cambridge where the first …
And Grace Does Have An Agenda
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Burrowed Into the Woodwork of Puritanism
Here is a small necklace of things that should be strung on the same thread, at least in my mind. To the casual observer, it might seem more like a pearl, a washer, a wooden bead, and a small metallic nut, but this is only because that casual observer is not looking at it with …