Psalm 119:162 – Rejoicing
God seeks us and rejoices when we are found, but we also get joy when found. God’s word comes to us as a joy-carrier.
The Kingdom of God is a Monarchy
Shane Raynor just posted on this again, reposting his response to Brian McLaren’s article from 2006. I went back and checked out the article I wrote back in 2006 on this and found out that it got mangled in one or another of the moves this blog has undergone. I agree with Shane on this….
Book: Conflict Holiness and Politics in the Teachings of Jesus
This will not even be an attempt at a full review of this book by Marcus Borg. I just want to present a few notes. Such a review would take more time and more skill that I believe I can bring to bear. I generally find myself appreciating the spiritual implications that Borg finds in…
Miracles and Community
I’ve been reading Mark through as part of preparation to resume my series on the Gospel of Mark for the Bible Pacesetter Podcast. Right now I’m listening to and then podcasting recordings of the radio program from which this developed just before we closed that program down three years ago. It’s an interesting process getting…