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The Emerging-Evangelical Discussion: The One Needful Thing 1
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xscot mcknight
Friendship, that is the one needful thing for this conversation. What I mean mostly is that no matter where we stand, when we are done discussing something, we still should be friends. We remain friends because we love one another, not because we are convenient for one another or support one another or agree with…
Simeon and Anna 3
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xscot mcknight
For Simeon, Christmas meant “salvation (Luke 1:30). What does “salvation” mean for Simeon? This could be answered by asking how Luke uses this term, which is a big, big term for him and which refers to the fullness of God’s redemptive gospel, but it is better (I think) to see just what it might mean…
Christ Plays (on Sabbath) 4
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xscot mcknight
This post summarizes Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places, pp. 108-118. I’m hoping a short section, focused as it is on only one issue (Sabbath), might draw more into the conversation. Peterson contends to “play with Christ” in creation we need to cultivate Sabbath and Wonder (next post).
The Death Penalty and Purple Theology
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xscot mcknight
Tookie Williams was executed last night, at the stroke of midnight. I do not know enough of the facts to judge whether or not California was just, nor do I want to comment on the Tookie Williams case. My view is that the death penalty is just, especially in American jurisprudence, but Christians should oppose…
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