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The other day I was at O’Hare airport sitting at my gate sipping away on a decent cup of coffee when I noticed a pastor I met at a conference a year or so. I was jotting down some notes for a lecture on the “gospel” when he asked me, “Working on a sermon?” “No,”…

We’ve been doing a series on racism and how it has infected our theological beliefs. I’ve asked some colleagues both from North Park and a friend at Wheaton to join me in this series, but today’s post is one of my own. Our series is rooted in the exceptional book of J. Kameron Carter,Race: A…

What do we mean by “gospel”? This question shapes the current Bible we are discussing on the Jesus Creed blog. We are not offering (right now) a definitive answer but looking at all the major passages and sketching observations. These are the steps we have to take to build a comprehensive understanding of the word…

How many of us have prayed a prayer like this one? My dear ones, O God, bless Thou and keep, in every place where they are.

On the Jesus Creed we have been engaged in a brief discussion of original sin using Henri Blocher’s book Original Sin: Illuminating the Riddle (New Studies in Biblical Theology) as a guide. This series is part of an ongoing attempt to wrestle with key doctrines of the Christian faith and the implication that our modern scientific understanding…

Saturday afternoon, about 3pm, Kris and I were sitting in the front row at North Point Church in Atlanta. I was mulling over what I was about to say when I realized that Bill Willits, a leader at North Point, was calling to the stage three friends of ours: Norton Herbst, Steven Redden, and Jason…

What does the word “gospel” mean in the New Testament? My experience with good Christian folks reveals they think of the gospel in very simplistic terms. Simple is not bad. My experience also shows that many don’t think of the word “gospel” even in biblical categories. So this series is devoted to sketching what the…

I get an e-mail, it’s from MSN Featured something and it says something like this and I don’t have their words: “If you don’t want our regular notices then please click ‘unsubscribe’.” They were kind enough to think of me, so I thought. So I clicked “unsubscribe.” And it took me to a “Canadian” (who…

How do we apply the Bible to situations of divorce? A pastor recently asked me about this. I’m interested in your response. This is one of the most common subjects I get asked about by my students at North Park. Scot, I’ve got just a few pages left in The Blue Parakeet: Rethinking How You…

Many of you have asked about the new network I will be part of with Dan Kimball. We are still forming the “creative” team so it isn’t even complete yet, but there is a website up that is our first announcement. We will be changing the name as we meet as a team but for…
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