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I sent the ms for The Real Mary: Why Evangelical Christians Can Embrace the Mother of Jesus to the publisher (Paraclete) Friday, and now I await word from my fantastic editor, Lil Copan. The good news is that the book will be out in time for The Nativity movie (December 1), which means those who…

Here’s my thesis: Republicans believe “what is good for me is good for the nation” and Democrats believe “what is good for the nation is good for me.” Christians think “how can I and how can we, as a community of faith, incarnate and diffuse the gospel in the world in which we live?”

Spencer Burke’s A Heretic’s Guide to Eternity is divided into 3 major sections. The second one concerns “Questioning What We Know: New Horizons of Faith.” Because Spencer does not operate rigorously with the law of non-contradiction, but instead operates with a mosaic of images and metaphors that, because they are brought into connection with one…

Christian existence in the Spirit of God, Paul says in Romans 8:12-17, is learning to anticipate death by dying to the “flesh” in the here and now. Here’s a fine quotation from Tom Wright:

The NY Times article on Greg Boyd’s church in Minneapolis is catching attention. Why? (Below.)

About two weeks ago, Lukas and Annika arrived for a wedding of friends (and former students of mine), so we all went to the wedding. Then a day or so later, Lukas and Annika flew to Florida so Luke could finish his minor league coverage of the Fort Myers Miracle and Lakeland Tigers. They left…

Evolution or intelligent design, science or faith? Those are the questions that shape chp 4 of Randall Balmer’s Thy Kingdom Come. Once again, his points sharpen the debate as they create controversy. Here are his central claims:

A Blessing, from the Celtic Prayer website: Let nothing disturb thee, nothing affright thee; all things are passing, God never changeth! Patient endurance attaineth to all things; who God possesseth in nothing is wanting; alone God sufficeth. + In the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit. Amen

On one of the comments on my post response to Jordon Cooper, I was asked these questions by J-Marie:

A nice interview with Anne Lamott about prayer and faith. Part one, Part two.
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