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White House God 2
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xscot mcknight
Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford each opened the door to the influence of the Christian faith on their Presidencies though they did so in discreet enough of ways not to offend the public nor to offend the principles John F. Kennedy articulated. Chp 2 of Randall Balmer’s fine God in the White House…
Christian Biographies 4
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xscot mcknight
I haven’t known much about the Salvation Army though as a kid my parents had some friends were Salvationists, so it was with some anticipation of learning that I read Roger J. Green (a Salvationist himself) and his new book Life and Ministry of William Booth. It’s a good read about a major figure in…
Keys of the Kingdom 14
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xscot mcknight
We looked at the references to kingdom in Mark; we now turn to the passages found in both Matthew and Luke but not in Mark. Many Gospel scholars call these passages in Matthew and Luke (but not in Mark) “Q” — a letter beginning the German word “Quelle” meaning “Source.” That is, the Source both…
Surprised by Hope 2
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xscot mcknight
A key word for Tom Wright in his book Surprised by Hope: is “muddle.” That word best describes how so many Christians think about life after death and resurrection and the like. Wright aims to end the muddle. One of the finest forms of theology is to enter into a problem and resolve it; another…
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