Jesus Creed

I’ve been asked and given permission to publish this week a series of chapters from the new A Faith and Culture Devotional: Daily Readings on Art, Science, and Life . This first one is by Sarah Sumner, on General Revelation. I have a chp in this book on the robust gospel. Bible & Theology: General…

Set us free, O God, from the bondage of our sins, and give us the liberty of that abundant life which you have made known to us in your Son our Savior Jesus Christ; who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

It’s Around the Corner! (Beats hockey any day of the week!) Luke’s #100 was a beer brewed by Trappist monks in Belgium. One way the internet and blogs can be redemptive. Speaking of redemptive, Habitat for Humanity’s founder, Millard Fuller, has passed away. Excellent post by Collin Hansen on the rural pastor and Mike Thompson…

Here’s a weird one that I’m thinking someone in our community can discern. We have an Apple AirPort in our basement to distribute a wifi signal in our home. Kris and I both have MacBooks that we use upstairs. We both use Mozilla Firefox. BUT, when I try to use Firefox in the basement on…

Is Quebec in Canada? OK, I heard a bit about this up in Canada last week.  Which State in the USA is most like what Quebec is to Canada?

Though the entire sweep of the verses below is not called “the gospel” or the “message,” it unmistakably evokes 1 Corinthians 15:1-5 as a narration of the saving events of Jesus’ life: 16 Beyond all question, the mystery of godliness is great:  He appeared in a body,was vindicated by the Spirit,was seen by angels,was preached among…

David Naugle’s new book, Reordered Love, Reordered Lives: Learning the Deep Meaning of Happiness, probes into the deep senses of happiness — a yearning in each person and yet something found by many to be elusive. I like that Naugle ties together Shalom — peace — and Agape — love. Genuine happiness is not simply…

When it comes to grasping the big picture of what is doing on in culture, the single-most important book I have read in the last thirty years is Robert Bellah’s famous Habits of the Heart: Individualism and Commitment in American Life . (Robert Putnam’s Bowling Alone : The Collapse and Revival of American Community came…

And I love this horsing around picture of her. Congrats from the Jesus Creed community to Pat Summitt and the Lady Vols!

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