Rowan Williams on Baptism (1) Today we begin a series of reflections on Rowan Williams’s book, Being Christian: Baptism, Bible, Eucharist, Prayer. My congregation celebrated its 180th anniversary yesterday. That’s quite a historical legacy. When I serve as interim pastor this winter, I’ve been thinking about doing some preaching and teaching that goes back toContinue reading “Rowan Williams on Baptism (1)”
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Brueggemann: On taking a route other than our zeal or certitude
Note from CM: Friends, I thought this a good follow-up to yesterday’s discussion about my “both/and” perspective on things. • • • Not many of us need advice about what to do with our life. Not many of us want such advice either. We may not agree on what to do, but most of usContinue reading “Brueggemann: On taking a route other than our zeal or certitude”
An excerpt from Rachel Held Evans’ new book
…“What if the Bible is just fine the way it is? . . . Not the well-behaved-everything-is-in-order version we create, but the messy, troubling, weird, and ancient Bible that we actually have?” These questions loosened my grip on the text and gave me permission to love the Bible for what it is, not what I want it toContinue reading “An excerpt from Rachel Held Evans’ new book”
Sundays in Pentecost: Open to the Spirit (5)
Sundays in Pentecost: Open to the Spirit (5) We are taking the Pentecost season to post a Sunday series of excerpts and reflections from Scot McKnight’s new book, Open to the Spirit: God in Us, God with Us, God Transforming Us. • • • Through this experience [of his son’s cancer] I found that theContinue reading “Sundays in Pentecost: Open to the Spirit (5)”
Sundays in Pentecost: Open to the Spirit (4)
Sundays in Pentecost: Open to the Spirit (4) We are taking the Pentecost season to post a Sunday series of excerpts and reflections from Scot McKnight’s new book, Open to the Spirit: God in Us, God with Us, God Transforming Us. • • • The mark of Pentecost and the mark of the new ChristianContinue reading “Sundays in Pentecost: Open to the Spirit (4)”
Brueggemann: Jesus Is Enough
In the midst of our quest for orthodoxy to be sure people believe right, or our quest for morality to be sure people act right, or our quest for piety to be sure people pray right, the little ones know, this Jesus is enough. It is enough to know Jesus, for in Jesus you seeContinue reading “Brueggemann: Jesus Is Enough”
Sundays in Pentecost: Open to the Spirit (3)
Sundays in Pentecost: Open to the Spirit (3) We are taking the Pentecost season to post a Sunday series of excerpts and reflections from Scot McKnight’s new book, Open to the Spirit: God in Us, God with Us, God Transforming Us. • • • Christians make a very high claim about the Bible. The BibleContinue reading “Sundays in Pentecost: Open to the Spirit (3)”
Sundays in Pentecost: Open to the Spirit (2)
Sundays in Pentecost: Open to the Spirit (2) We are taking the Pentecost season to post a Sunday series of excerpts and reflections from Scot McKnight’s new book, Open to the Spirit: God in Us, God with Us, God Transforming Us. • • • Jesus was a real human being, which means he grew Spirit-uallyContinue reading “Sundays in Pentecost: Open to the Spirit (2)”
On Resurrection and Eternal Life (7)
Note from CM: As a hospice chaplain, my work revolves around supporting the dying and their families. I officiate many funerals. I deal with questions about death and what happens after people die. I am asked regularly about mysteries beyond our human experience in this life. Today, we come back to see more of whatContinue reading “On Resurrection and Eternal Life (7)”
Sundays in Pentecost: Open to the Spirit (1)
Sundays in Pentecost: Open to the Spirit (1) We begin the Pentecost season with a Sunday series of excerpts and reflections from Scot McKnight’s new book, Open to the Spirit: God in Us, God with Us, God Transforming Us. Scot is the Julius R. Mantey Professor of New Testament at Northern Seminary in Lombard, IL,Continue reading “Sundays in Pentecost: Open to the Spirit (1)”
The Internet Monk Archives 