Mark D. Roberts

Check out the latest entry in his excellent series on the Gospels, this time on Matthew. Thanks, James.

Can’t quite figure out a Christmas gift for a coffee lover? I’ve got a great suggestion. Give Aloha Island Coffee. It is, truly, the best coffee I have ever tasted: rich, smooth, delightful. Check out the Aloha Coffee website for more info. (By the way, I don’t do paid ads on this website. I promote…

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Part 12 of series: Sharing Laity Lodge Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series N.T. Wright is part of a movement among scholars that is sometimes called the “New Perspective on Paul.” In this movement you’ll find a wide range of opinion on many things as well as plenty of internal disagreement. But…

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Part 11 of series: Sharing Laity Lodge Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series At the pastors and leaders retreat at Laity Lodge, Bishop N.T. Wright gave five talks. We had asked him to speak from the platform of his fine book Simply Christian, and to spell out implications for Christian leadership. In…

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Part 10 of series: Sharing Laity Lodge Permalink for this post / Permalink for this series In my last post in this series I reported on the recent visit of N.T. Wright to Laity Lodge and shared my introduction of him to the retreat there. In this post I want to share some of my…

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This is an excerpt from my Advent Devotional Guide that uses the Advent wreath. If you have a real wreath, you can use it, either alone, or with others. If you don’t have a wreath, follow this guide, and you can “light” the Advent candle for today online. (I originally wrote this guide for families…

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