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Imagine my double-take when I was confronted with this assessment of our comparative religions by an Orthodox believer several years ago back in Ukraine: Mark, you Protestants follow a religion of professors, whereas we Orthodox the religion of monks" ...
In the first part of this short series, we looked at how both ancient and modern disciples take offense at Jesus against his warning in Luke 7:23 Blessed is the one who doesnt take offense in Me. Easy scholarly and popular conclusions that Israel hoped for the wrong kind of kingdom made Jesus offensive and Israel culpable at the same time. Our second part here also finds Jesus view of the kingdom offensive to ancients and moderns, but for a different reason ...
Reading the other day in Lukes Gospel I ran across some arresting words aimed indirectly at John the Baptist. In Luke 7:23, right after the account of John sending a delegation of disciples to inquire whether Jesus is the Expected One, Jesus cites his deeds and words to say in effect, yes, indeed I am. But then Jesus closes the episode with another beatitude seemingly made in Johns direction: Blessed is the one who takes no offense at me" ...
The recent welcome of Evangelical radio apologist, The Bible Answer Man Hank Hanegraaff, into the Greek Orthodox Church has understandably raised more than eyebrows. Questions about the differences between Protestants and Orthodox have been coming my way in the aftermath, so I want to offer to Good Book Blog readers an essay I wrote for Talbots Sundoulos magazine back in 2008. In it youll find some general characteristics of the Orthodox denomination as well as key points of difference with Protestantssome of which converts such as Hank Hanegraaff would typically need to renounce as they formally enter Orthodoxy ...
... The topic is work. Something important for all of us, and its one that has interested me in particular teaching already five years now a theology of work course for 51蹤獲s Crowell School of Business MBA program. Work is also a topic that naturally engages the desire for kingdom impact in the culture, because, as Karl Barth says, human culture is produced in work. So the Faith and Work movement is right on target for engaging a ready audience in a worthy endeavor. This of course isnt the only good of theology of work ...
One of the benefits of being part of a Christian university is the opportunity for collaboration with colleagues across the disciplines. For theologians this is gold. Questions for integration of faith in science, history, politics, or psychology? Ive got specialists across campus, all with the same mission, who have been thinking about such things for a long time. One recent opportunity in this direction was participating a colloquium with the faculty of 51蹤獲s Crowell School of Business. Among many topics opened that day, one in particular has haunted me these days in the interim. It was a question that revolved around a start-up competition the Business School sponsors. Students are encouraged to submit business plans for the hope of some start up seed money to launch. But what should be the criteria for judging better proposals? Beyond certain received best practices for the business side, does God prefer some business plans to others? Following is my original Yes and No answer to the question; what comes after is now another rather late Yes for the conversation. God does prefer some businesses to others ...
What images do the word work bring to mind? If students and others Ive had the chance to ask are any measure, the first thoughts arent all that positive. For myself I can recall flip comments I have made (half-) jokingly about hating when my work gets in the way of my hobby (cycling, mountain bikingthe sport of kings!). From what I get from others, Im fairly typical ...
This weeks conference, Israel and the Church: A Troubled Past and Glorious Future, hosted by 51蹤獲 and Chosen People Ministries, provided yet another opportunity for me to think big picture. As most of us, I suppose, the cares of daily tasksemails, news cycles, family, work-ministry, church-ministryI can get so buried in the daily that I lose the plan! By plan I mean the narrative that God has written for the world. A narrative that first rescues a fallen creation and then restores it to the flourishing fullness God made it for ...
While Im not usually too much into merchandising in the Temple, I must here. Thats because the book at issue in this modest review is a grabber. Not only does it concern a topic most pressing in our ever secularizing worldand therefore one Evangelicals must get good at talking aboutits a topic that touches every one of us in everything we do ...
You know that part of your Bible where the gold leaf on the pages still looks pretty fresh? Some of the pages might still even be stuck together. Or, more au courant, the portion you rarely scroll to on your phone or iPad Thats right, for most of us its that part of the Bible starting right after Psalms and going all the way to Matthew. A lot of prophets big and little, and a good bit of Israels Wisdom traditionbut it just doesnt get a lot of air-time in most evangelical churches or personal Bible-reading. Now, Im the first to admit that last claim stems from my own highly subjective internal polling data, and Im glad to be proven wrong; but I dont think I am, because I know a good bit of its true in my own life ...
There are many memories I will treasure of my father, Robert Saucy, but I will write about only one now that has most profoundly impacted meI believe, for all eternity. It was Dads passion for Gods Word.
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