NT Wright: On Being Born Again

In discussing John 3 and the topic of "being born again," Wright makes some helpful observations. Just as no one ever frames a birth certificate and talks at length about the details of his/her own birth at great length, so it is a bit odd to make the moment of our conversion the focus of [...]

NT Wright for Everyone

I hit a used book sale at the library in Manchester, VT last Friday and struck gold. While I got my hands on a biography of Harry Truman by his daughter Margaret that I’ve been on the look-out for, my real find was Tom Wright’s commentary on the Gospel of John, chapters 1-10. It’s [...]

Christian Theology for Everyone in a Postmodern World

After agonizing for over a year, I think that I have finally settled on a sub-title for this project. The conversation part of it has always been fixed in my mind. This is just the beginning of (hopefully) many discussions about God in a culturally sensitive manner. Yet, I have struggled to find the exact [...]

The Secret Message of Jesus

Scot McKnight has begun posting a summary and some reviews of Brian McLaren’s latest book, The Secret Message of Jesus. McKnight notes that, so far, the reviews and comments are positive. Apparently McLaren is less controversial when dealing with exposition of scripture.
The thrust of the book concerns the significance of Jesus’ teachings on the [...]

Simplifying

It’s a new regime around here these days. We cleaned up our house quite a bit, I cleaned up our computers, and now I’m cleaning up my blogging/writing life. I wanted the focus of this blog to be its content. I wanted to get away from all colors and fancy designs. I could mess with [...]

Who Tells Your Stories?

One of the latest books I’ve picked up is Island at the Center of the World. It’s the story of Manhatten Island and the founding of New York City from 1600 to roughly 1664 when the English took it over. Many modern histories mention the Dutch only briefly and quickly move on to the [...]