Today’s Theological Pondering (11/2/16)

I find the idea behind circumcision in the Old Testament fascinating. God tells Abraham to be fruitful and multiply, but then as a sign of this covenant, God symbolically “cuts off” (circumcizes) the means by which Abraham produces the seeds

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A Revelation of Baptism!

The Book of Revelation is often confusing. But, ironically, it enlightens baptism for us and draws us into a much deeper experience than you ever could have imagined!

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Circumcision, the Cross, and New Creation

Once upon a time, circumcision was a sign of God’s people; but now the cross has changed all that. Not only is God’s family much larger than imagined, but the cross ushers in new creation!

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Loving Action

The Good Samaritan redefines who are our neighbor is, but it also warns us that if we can’t see “the other” as our neighbor, then we may be left alongside the road to die!

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A Family of Wounded Healers

What happens when you’re cut off from your family because of disease? How do you overcome both the sickness and the isolation? In Christ, anything is possible.

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Wright Rediscovers Christianity

According to the Bible, good Christians do *not* go to heaven! Instead, there’s something much better in store for us. Find out what through my book review of Wright’s The Day the Revolution Began.

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Richie Rich, His Money, and Lazarus

It’s easy to see the story of the rich man and Lazarus as a story about heaven and hades, or a story about how poor people go to heaven…but it’s much more than that!

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