What about the future of Evangelicalism? Recently Trevin Wax suggested in the early days of the Conservative Resurgence in the Southern Baptist Convention high profile Evangelicals lent their weight in the effort to stave off liberal drift. Wax thinks it is now time to return the favor. Trevin sees … Continue reading
"We need to hear more about sin and the cross." Interesting claims iterated during Holy Week. When a person wants to hear more about sin just what does that mean? Lexically we often race to define sin. "Missing the mark," serves us until we define "mark." Contextually in our … Continue reading
In his recent MORPHE podcast, David Phillips reflects on a statement he heard at a conference a year ago. The assertion has prodded him to offer his own reflections. It is something like, “As mega-churches increase, Kingdom impact decreases.” He offers a bit of reflection from his own context. … Continue reading
Read MoreWatching and working express one of the key themes of the Lectionary Texts for the coming Sunday. Often we favor one end of the spectrum created by these two practices. Jesus calls us to watch and at the same time to work. Most often our working appears like … Continue reading
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Moore Says, “Jesus Has AIDS”
Russ Moore alerted his readership to a newsworthy development. “Jesus has AIDS.” Capturing the use of the “magnetic” headline, Moore reminds many who would keep “others” at arms distance that Jesus would not.
Russ spends a great deal of time with the subject of adoption. What would it look … Continue reading
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