The Cast of Christmas Reassembles for Easter
Take the wise men to the Emperor’s palace. Wash their hands in water. Get them to say something about truth. Does anyone know any good Jewish jokes? The one about a carpenter who thought he was a King? The one…
Christmas movie magic
Somewhere down the line on the list of things that make Christmas special and unique – you know, after Jesus, family, etc. – is one my favorite holiday traditions: Christmas movies. The ubiquitous, unavoidable and unrelenting barrage of Christmas movies….
a theology of food
“We have made a bad habit of pitting the physical against the spiritual. And by we, I mean the western church in general, and you and I in particular. If God had been interested in a purely ‘spiritual’ world, he…
growth in grace 2012
Seating is limited, so purchase tickets now! Read more here. See our hosts, John & Garrett, in action here. More to come.
“culturally irrelevant”
“. . . the church is not competing with Starbucks, the mall, or the movie theater for audiences. I think Henri Nouwen gets it right [in his In the Name of Jesus – ed.] when he says that the leaders…
Eerdmans holiday gift flowchart
Eerdmans claims that 42% of shoppers will give books as gifts this holiday season, and they seem to think they’ve published just the right thing for anyone on your list (and they might be right). To help you navigate their…
The Nativity
Among the oxen (like an ox I’m slow) I see a glory in the stable grow Which, with the ox’s dullness might at length Give me an ox’s strength. Among the asses (stubborn I as they) I see my Saviour…