Hebrews urges us to face the future with faith, not slide into the mistakes of the past, and above all, relationship with the ever-present living God. I hope this eloquent book will inspire us to move beyond “types and shadows” and improve our relationship to God and true principles. Reading: Hebrews 1-6 (Nov 10); Hebrews… Continue Reading
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I love gospel paradoxes, which are life paradoxes. What makes a good leader? The same characteristics that make someone a good servant or disciple. What makes us ready to die? The same principles that make us ready to live. How can we be prepared for Jesus to return? By doing the same things that make… Continue Reading
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How are you liking Church? The answer depends largely on your personality and context. One of the trickiest challenges about being human is that well-being exists beyond preference… Whether it’s going it’s exercising or serving our neighbor, it’s usually those things that we didn’t want to do that we are glad to have done! This… Continue Reading
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When we read the letters of Paul we only hear half the conversation… and even that half not very well sometimes! It is easy to forget who Paul is arguing with. Well in Galatians, he makes his opponents very clear.. surprisingly, they include Peter and Jesus’ other brother James! 2 Corinthians and Galatians invite us… Continue Reading
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Paul had a bit of a tortured relationship with the saints (who often were nothing but) in Corinth. We benefit from his struggles however, as he addresses these problems with gospel living. In these chapters Paul teaches about life in the spirit, sanctification and resurrection, and our daily new life in Christ. Reading: 1 Cor.… Continue Reading
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In this bonus portion I read Adam Miller’s superb paraphrase of Romans, “Grace is not God’s Backup Plan” (Romans 1-9) . Buy the book here.
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In this Scripture Study section I read some introductory material on Romans from Raymond Brown’s superb New Testament Introduction, as well as the introduction to Adam Miller’s Grace is Not God’s Backup Plan. Reading: Romans 1-6; 7-16. You can access my Lesson Notes here.Annotated Reading Related Episodes and Resources162: Paul to the RomansGrace is Not… Continue Reading
