I grew up in southern Florida in the era of BAC (before air conditioning). So, almost every summer we spent several weeks in the western North Carolina mountains....
In this season of Advent, our thoughts are rightly on Christmas and the first coming of our Savior—but Advent is about Easter too. We’re all familiar with the...
We have been examining God’s vision of shalom through the lens of the four-chapter gospel. Previous posts have discussed God’s original creative vision for shalom in community, how...
Previously, we have discussed God’s original creative vision for shalom in community and how the fall distorted that vision. Today, we’ll examine how Redemption, the third chapter of...
We have been discussing how to better understand God’s vision for shalom using the four-chapter gospel model that sees the historical redemptive narrative told by the Bible in...
As we have previously discussed, shalom was God’s original intent for his creation. God is most glorified when his creation works as he intended. This is the very...
Did you know Martin Luther was a media pioneer? In her New York Times article, “Long Before Twitter, Martin Luther Was a Media Pioneer,” Tanya Mohn writes: Americans...
In my previous article, I elaborated on the Old Testament usage of shalom as a greeting, to denote a relationship, or to signify complete maturity. Today, we’re going...
Deep in the heart of every person, there is a sense of the way things are supposed to be. Biblical scholar Jonathan Pennington says the desire to “live...
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