Inspiration
Faith & Prayer
Health &
Wellness
Entertainment
Love &
Family
Newsletters
Special Offers
Jesus Creed
Jesus Creed
A Brother’s Wisdom 69
By
Scot McKnight
James at times narrows his focus on the teachers, the tongue of a teacher, and the need for teachers to be conscious and intentional about what the say and how they say it. I believe James 3:1 all the way to 4:12 is focused on teachers. Yes, at times it is not as clear as…
Women Leaders: Question?
By
Scot McKnight
Here is a letter, published with permission, about the “spiritual leadership” of husbands and women in spiritual leadership at a church. What are your thoughts? What would you say to the person? Dr. McKnight, I am in the process of rethinking my views in women in the church, and my wife asked me a question last…
Justification and New Perspective 18
By
Scot McKnight
One of the fiercest debates about the new perspective, from the old perspective angle, is the issue of double imputation and whether there are “two principles” at work in the human soul: the principle of works (self-merit) and the principle faith (no self-merit). Tom Wright’s Justification: God’s Plan & Paul’s Vision next section (pp.210-216) takes…
Scenes from a Bookstore near you
By
Scot McKnight
No kidding. One of our kind readers found my Fasting book on top of The American Patriot’s Bible and rescued it (my book). Surely there are some parables or illustrations of deep truths here. Anyone have one?
Prayer for the Week
By
Scot McKnight
Keep, O Lord, your household the Church in your steadfast faith and love, that through your grace we may proclaim your truth with boldness, and minister your justice with compassion; for the sake of our Savior Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.
Inexcusable
By
Scot McKnight
David Letterman, who will do most anything to get a laugh, especially if he can do so at the expense of a public (and conservative) figure, spoke of Sarah Palin’s daughter, who attended a Yankees game with her mother, being “knocked up” by Alex Rodriguez. He messed up his facts, thinking the daughter was the…
Weekly Meanderings
By
Scot McKnight
Chicago’s summer skyline! A confession by an Afrikaner. Molly has a story to tell. KSZ’s favorite. Stephan Joubert and our global footprinting. Do you know about IBMR? (By the way, take that quiz on the page and see how you score.) Robert Schuller has now passed on the reins to his daughter. Maybe Schuller needed…
What is the greatest…
By
Scot McKnight
What is the greatest, best, etc, movie ever? Let’s make this fun: What are your top five movies of all time? It’s Friday. When Kris and I go to movies it’s always on Friday nights… This is my favorite.
Christianity vs. Following Jesus
By
Scot McKnight
I see that many today do not want to call themselves “Christians” and are nervous about “Christianity.” Instead, they want to call themselves “followers of Jesus.” What are the major differences between “Christianity” and “following Jesus”?
Friday is for Friends: Rachel Evans
By
Scot McKnight
The following post is one of our “Friday is for Friends” posts written by friends of the Jesus Creed blog. Today’s post is by Rachel Held Evans, and you can read more about her at her blog. Growing up in the conservative evangelical subculture, I spent a lot of years trying desperately to achieve what…
171
172
173
174
175
archives
most recent
search
this
blog
More from Beliefnet and our partners