Tag: N.T. Wright
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“…on the wrong side of history.”
What is more, the Church’s foundation documents (to say nothing of its Founder himself) were notoriously on the wrong side of history. The Gospel was foolishness to the Greeks, said St Paul, and a scandal to Jews. The early Christians got a reputation for believing in all sorts of ridiculous things such as humility, chastity…
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On the Nightstand
Our family is anticipating some quiet vacation time in the coming days. As we’ve done the past few years, we’ll be staying at a friend’s cottage. It’s not quite the middle of nowhere but there’s nothing noisy within a 30 minute drive. Just how we like it. Walks, playing in the lake, cooking, sleeping and…
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“…when human time and God’s time met…”
The sabbath was the day when human time and God’s time met, when the day-to-day succession of tasks and sorrows was set aside and one entered a different sort of time, celebrating the original sabbath and looking forward to the ultimate one. This was the natural moment to celebrate, to worship, to pray, to study…
David W. Swanson 