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Conclusion to Wells
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xscot mcknight
This is the last of my posts on David Wells’ new book, Above All Earthly Pow’rs. I thought his criticism a bit relentless, and I found his conclusion a bit surprising, but I thought his emphasis on immigration as significant to the face of the Church in the USA important.
Friday is for Friends
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xscot mcknight
In chp 10 of Joseph Epstein’s book, Friendship: An Expose, Epstein asks this question: What are the friendships between males like? What do you think of the following quotations?
Above All Earthly Pow’rs 1
By
xscot mcknight
David Wells, author of Above All Earthly Pow’rs, was one of my teachers in seminary and the best lecturer I have ever heard. I was mesmerized by his sketch of theology, and will never forget his standard answer to questions: “How do I know? I’m just an ‘umble church historian.” This book is the fourth…
Piny Pek
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xscot mcknight
I’m not sure how to describe Hope in the Dark. It is a book of pictures by Jeremy Cowart with some textual observations by Jena Lee. What about? Life in Africa. Visual, real, and not staged. You will not find here pictures of children with swollen bellies, but instead you will encounter the ordinary realities…
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