“How, then, will the story of human history end?” asks Tim Keller in his classic, The Reason for God. He then answers the question by describing what takes...
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...
In the 1979 film Being There, Peter Sellers’ character, Chance—a man who is not too bright—rises to power and prominence in Washington, D.C. by repeatedly being in the...
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...
I had the pleasure of attending the Intercollegiate Studies Institute colloquium on “The Humane Economy,” which brought together conservatives and libertarians for a weekend discussion on pressing issues...
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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