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Keys of the Kingdom 38
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xscot mcknight
Matthew 19:10 The disciples said to him, ?If this is the situation between a husband and wife, it is better not to marry.? 11 Jesus replied, ?Not everyone can accept this word, but only those to whom it has been given. 12 For some are eunuchs because they were born that way; others were made…
Go Pretz!
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xscot mcknight
Congratulations to the women’s basketball team at Freeport IL for winning the supersectional to qualify for State. Our niece, Katie Norman, made the winning basket and at the link her picture can be seen. (Yes, the Freeport high school nickname is the “Pretzels”. Can you beat that for a name?)
Don Everts 1
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xscot mcknight
One of our seminary students has become a friend, Chris Ridgeway. I gave him a new four-set series from IVP by Don Everts and he’s reviewing them for us.
B3 4U
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xscot mcknight
(Say the Jesus Creed morning and evening during Lent.) OK, I don’t normally get so corny for the titles of posts, but “B3” is how I often refer in my notes to Ben Witherington. B3 writes commentaries 4U. Ben is a commentary machine and I want to bring to your attention three more … and…
Keys of the Kingdom 37
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xscot mcknight
A parable describing kingdom: Matthew 18:21 Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, ?Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times??22 Jesus answered, ?I tell you, not seven times, but seventy-seven times. 23 ?Therefore, the kingdom of heaven is like a king who wanted to…
Mapping the Church Today
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xscot mcknight
(Say the Jesus Creed morning and evening during Lent.) Last week we posted Michael Patton’s “map.” His was an attempt to create a map that revealed where specific emergent folks were to be placed theologically with respect to orthodoxy. Michael’s post generated an enormous response so I thought it would be good for me to…
Friends and Faith
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xscot mcknight
Kris and I were in Fort Myers and Naples FL this weekend. We flew down early Friday and spent the day and next morning with our good friends, Jim and Bonnie Panther. The last time we visited them Jim and I played golf (I still remember my shots that day), but our time was more…
Keys of the Kingdom 36
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xscot mcknight
Matthew 18:1 At that time the disciples came to Jesus and asked, ?Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?? 2 He called a little child and had him stand among them. 3 And he said: ?I tell you the truth, unless you change and become like little children, you will never enter the…
Prayer for the Week
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xscot mcknight
Almighty God, you know that we have no power in ourselves to help ourselves: Keep us both outwardly in our bodies and inwardly in our souls, that we may be defended from all adversities which may happen to the body, and from all evil thoughts which may assault and hurt the soul; through Jesus Christ…
Weekly Meanderings
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xscot mcknight
(Say the Jesus Creed morning and evening during Lent.)
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