Ten years ago, Kris and I subscribed to three newspapers — Chicago Tribune, Daily Herald, and the local Pioneer Press publication. Today we subscribe to no newspapers … we get our mail from: Internet, primarily CNN, MSNBC, NYTimes, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, etc. We get these news sources now through our iPhones — mostly through…

The gospel is moving in all directions: the folks in Jerusalem are embracing it; Jews in other cities embrace it; Gentiles begin embracing it; and the whole movement looks like the work of God to save through Messiah Jesus, the Lord of all. Alongside this work is the work of prophets, early messianic prophets: 11:27 At…

We’ve had extensive conversations on this blog on the issue of women in ministry. The topic comprises the last third of Scot’s book The Blue Parakeet: Rethinking How You Read the Bible , and is at the root of many of the contemporary conflicts within our church, including those over tribal translations.  I generally stay…

John Franke, in his new and exciting book Manifold Witness: The Plurality of Truth (Living Theology) takes on the central issue of our age: the plurality of truth. It doesn’t take long in this world to realize that most people in this world don’t believe what “I”/”We” believe.  Some, of course, opt for cultural relativism,…

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