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November 5, 2014
Republicans won… but still aren’t in charge
(Here’s a little excerpt from the latest book I have been working on. It’s just about finished!) As I write this, the Republicans have just won the Senate majority here in the US. It might appear the Republicans are in charge. But they are not. Jesus is King. His Kingdom is ultimate reality. His Kingdom […]
October 9, 2014
Contemplating the Myth of the Mountaintop
I climbed a mountain today. Most of what I thought about on the way up was “When is this going to be over?” and “Will I get to the top fast enough to impress others on the trail?” It seemed like God whispered to me twice. First on while going up: “Are you willing to […]
June 13, 2014
Apprenticing Under Jesus
A few months ago I started learning how to make sushi. Thankfully, the ingredients are tasty enough that no matter how poorly I build a sushi roll I can still enjoy the taste. It is ridiculously hard to make sushi the right way. In Japan, a sushi chef takes about ten years to earn the […]
March 21, 2014
Raised? – Finding Jesus by Doubting the Resurrection
In speaking about the resurrection of Jesus, Watson and Dodson address an event which, if true, changes “everything”. The authors normalize the human propensity to doubt something so extraordinary. They then gently but compellingly articulate the plausibility of Jesus’ resurrection. This book is refreshing not only because of its content but because of its […]
March 18, 2014
The Storytelling God
Jared Wilson has been as prolific as any pastor-theologian within the Reformed community over the last few years. This was my first encounter with his writing. The concept of a book about the parables and the insight they provide into the Kingdom is appealing. Wilson exposits the parables well, essentially preaching their meaning. The book […]
February 11, 2014
A Parable
Imagine living on the streets. All your earthly possessions fit inside a weather-beaten backpack. You struggle to stay alive. No source of income. No reliable shelter. No food outside of what you can scrounge up. But you’ve been homeless for so long that’s just the way life is. It seems normal. You stand in a […]
January 15, 2014
Is the Gospel about Self-Denial or Self-Actualization?
In Church Between Gospel and Culture, Hiebert’s chapter highlights the post-modern shift from an ethos of salvation by self-denial towards a therapeutic ethos stressing self-realization in this world (155). The question is, “Which ethos is more biblical?” Is the gospel, “Come, take up your cross and follow me.” Or is the gospel, “I have come that […]
