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Christology of the Temple: in Heaven and on Earth

Temple Christology So I’ve been reflecting on N.T. Wright’s claim that Christology should properly begin with an understand of the Temple as the initial place of God’s dwelling on earth, of the union of heaven and earth (I believe this is in Simply Jesus, but I don’t have it in front of me right now). […]

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More Than Splitting the Difference: Missio Dei (a)

So often we want to jump right into joining God’s mission because we feel we already know what God’s mission is.  But before even asking, “What is God’s mission?” we need to ask, “Who is this God on mission?” and “How does God go about this mission?” Is God distant? Is God everywhere? These are […]

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Jesus Walking on Water: Interpretation Needed

I love this rendition of Jesus walking on water. This piece is just begging to be interpreted.  I see several nuances, but most interested in how Jesus seems not to be looking at the boat.  And is that Peter? Are those even the disciples? Are is that just a yacht on a pleasure cruise that […]

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Jesus was Killed Because: A) Really Nice, B) Was God, C)…

Why was Jesus killed?  Answering this question really gets to the heart of who we believed Jesus to be, what his mission was, and why it matters for us.  But too often answering this questions falls into a polemic between two camps. And Kevin DeYoung’s recent post perfectly illustrates this.As he says, “Among the many sweet […]

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Book of Revelation = The Revelation of Jesus

 The book of Revelation is nothing less than the Revelation of Jesus, the Lamb that was Slain but Raised Again.  The lesser things it is NOT primarily about: The of the end of the world. The identity of the anti-christ. The timeline of  saints departure. Hear this from Eugene Peterson, commenting on Rev. 22: 8-9, […]