Caught this over on my friend Julia’s blog. The same friend who had “until the last lock breaks” tattooed on her arm. A few years ago I was completely unaware of this global injustice, but my present awareness changes virtually everything about how I understand and seek to live out the good news of God’s [...]
Entries Tagged as 'gospel'
Justice is What Love Looks Like in Public
July 3rd, 2008 · 5 Comments
Tags: gospel · justice · kingdom
What the Gospel is Not
July 2nd, 2008 · 3 Comments
I saw this in my friend Laura’s blog. Though I differ from John Piper on some issues, this video is not one of them. I think maybe what I like most about John is that he is not wishy-washy. He’s not afraid to say what is wrong and what he is against. The prosperity gospel [...]
Tags: gospel · salvation · video
What is Missional?
June 23rd, 2008 · 10 Comments
This blog post is part of a SynchroBlog - below you will see the names of about 50 folks who are all posting today on the question, “What is Missional?” This is an effort launched by Rick Meigs to try and help people get a handle on where others are coming from when they [...]
Tags: christendom · church · community · culture · gospel · missional · spiritual formation · theology
Martin Luther King Jr. Vigil
April 13th, 2008 · 2 Comments
This is a piece I wrote for the Living Hope community…
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On April 4th, the city of Memphis, TN held a vigil to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Matthew and I (JR), along with Greg Jackson, had the opportunity to be a part of this powerful gathering. [...]
NT Wright, Angels & Airwaves and The Gospel
March 7th, 2008 · 5 Comments
In his most recent book, Surprised by hope: Rethinking Heaven the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church, N.T. Wright says this about the gospel,
…the gospel, in the New Testament, is the good news that God (the world’s creator) is at last becoming king and that Jesus, whom this God raised from the dead, is [...]
