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This is from Embracing Grace in an earlier version. I jumped into the atonement theory conversation yesterday, and thought I’d put this on the blog today: which theory of the atonement do you believe? I have posted a new poll where you can choose which one [not all] you prefer.

The second section of Peterson’s Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places deals with Christ playing in history (the first was on creation). And in this section he explores the significance of the atonement, Jesus’ death as an act in history, over against moralism (133-147). Peterson is not easy to summarize. Why? Because poetry cannot be…

I will lay it down as a premise for theological thinking about the atonement that one’s theory of sin shapes (even to the point of determining) one’s theory of the atonement. I will also agree with many scholars who point out that males have shaped the discussion of the atonement.

I’ll be in San Diego next Tuesday through Thursday, speaking at the National Pastor’s Convention. Hope to see some of you. We are in a two-day emerging church event called Critical Concerns (Tony Jones, Dan Kimball, Doug Pagitt, John Burke, Ryan Bolger, and Le Ron Shults). Then I have sessions on Wednesday and Thursday on…

The reason everyone reads Wright is because Wright writes to be read by everyone. This Chestertonian imitation of mine is something that I find true everytime I read Tom Wright: he’s delightful to read. Today Allan and I continue our posts about his new book, Paul in Fresh Perspective. Here is Allan’s summary and my…

Wednesday afternoon Update: Please pray for Bob, Linda and the kids. Today is Wednesday, Feb. 15. Linda Robinson just gave this update on Bob’s condition:

Sad day. Mark Noll, one of America’s finest church historians, is leaving his post at Wheaton College to follow George Marsden at the University of Notre Dame. Kris brought home today The Wheaton Record.

Eugene Peterson, in his Christ Plays in Ten Thousand Places, pp. 119-129, sets out a second element of cultivating fear of the Lord in creation. The first was Sabbath, upon which I posted some time in December, and the second is wonder. Ever wonder about wonder?

Once again, we return to some more of Khalidi’s The Muslim Jesus, which sorts out the sayings and stories about Jesus from the Muslim tradition. The earliest traditions about Jesus in the so-called Muslim gospel is that Jesus was a radical ascetic.

Today is February 14. Linda called earlier today. The latest news is that they are reducing Bob’s medications to waken him slowly, while continuing to watch his blood pressure. He is responding to his name and moving a bit, but they are waiting before they take him completely off the sedatives (may be the wrong…
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