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3 Reasons Why “Jesus Is the Reason” Isn’t Saying Enough This Christmas

We shouldn’t just state the fact of Jesus being the reason for the saying—that we remember his birth at Christmas.   We need to fill this out—otherwise it just becomes a meaningless slogan in a hopeless culture war.  We need to look deeper.  Why did God come to earth for our salvation? What was God […]

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Join the Does God Really Like Me? Launch Team and Receive 5 Exclusive Benefits

I need your help. But first, two facts: At least a million books were published in English last year. Most people buy a book because a friend tells them to. If add up those two above facts you can see I desperately need your help as my wife and I launch our new book, Does […]

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Why We Miss What “Jesus is King” Really Means: In 15 Slides

It is easy to miss what “Jesus is King” really means here in the West. And we miss why the ancient church grew so explosively (for Christ the King Sunday—and just to be clear, Jesus is a very different kind of King). Here are 15 slides (with brief captions [they explain the slide below]) on […]

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Bible discipleship God Recent Posts Scripture

Rest Might Not Mean What You Think

What if rest doesn’t really mean what we think it means? Rest in the Bible doesn’t mean “not working.” It means to begin the regular rhythms and routines that are present in a time of safety and stability, when we have enough, when we are with people who love us.  God always wanted his people […]

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Why Moderates (and Progressives) Should Reject David Bentley Hart’s Universalism

My fundamental concern is that our humanity is at stake—our dignity (not just our freedom). And this is the reason moderates—and progressives—should reject David Bentley Hart’s universalism: he loses the unique beauty (and disaster) of the human person in his relentless pursuit of metaphysical clarity and coherence. There are several reasons why a person like […]

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On Universalism: Is God Defeated If All Are Not Saved?

I’ve stated some of my major objections to David Bentley Hart’s new book on universalism, That All Shall Be Saved, elsewhere on Scot McKnight’s blog. But there I didn’t do much summarizing, quoting, or detailed engagement.  So I want to add that here for those who want to dig deeper into Hart’s arguments for Christian […]

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Weekly Sounding: Do men and women read the Bible differently?

Just want to say thank you to everyone who helped fund the new podcast. It IS ALREADY FUNDED, and we have two days to go. YES! Any addition funds that come in will got equipment, maintenance costs, and subscriptions fees that will make it even easy to produce and sustain a high quality podcast. Sounding: Do men and women read the […]

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Weekly Sounding: Following the Way (and Culture) ?

Serious Question: Why were believers in Jesus first called followers of the Way? (Please comment, I’d love to know your thoughts). In, But Not Of?  I’m getting ready for my “Theology of Church and Culture” class at Northern Seminary. So I’m reflecting on the “in the world, but not of the world” nature of the […]

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Reviewing Pete Enns: Saving the Bible, but Losing God

Enns might have told us how the Bible actually works, but he has yet to tell us how God’s Word works.

He has given us wisdom, but foreclosed on revelation.

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Is the Bible Just Humans Updating God as it Goes? Part 1: On Wisdom

At some point in my childhood I remember hearing the story in the Bible of King Solomon’s asking God for wisdom (1 Kings 3).  I really wanted wisdom—but probably not for the right reasons. God comes to Solomon in a dream and says that he can ask for whatever he wants and God will do […]