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Psalm 17 describes in metaphorical flourishes the psalmist’s enemies.  But before David, or whoever the psalmist was, describes them, he calls on God to act. Then he describes the nastiness of his enemies; then he pleads with God to be nasty toward the enemies. Plea, enemies, plea — that’s his order. I’m inclined to want…

The Baylor Survey of Religion studied megachurches, criticisms of megachurches, and whether or not the criticisms were right. You can find the study here: Rodney Stark, What Americans Really Believe  . I should fess up right away: Kris and I, as well as Laura and Mark (our daughter and her husband), are Willow Creekers. I…

A clip from Books & Culture, my review of Tom Wright’s newest book  … Tom Wright is  well-known for insightful theories about Judaism that are swiftly developed so we gain fresh and enduring insights into the New Testament. He has  brought into the field of play ideas like this: that Jesus’ kingdom vision and mission…

Sometime back I mentioned that Kris and I bought (last season) three Iceland poppy plants. They were fine until one seemed to be getting too big. During the winter, one of them (the big one), didn’t even seem to lose its green color in the snow. So this Spring we wondered what might happen. Well,…
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