March 2 Scripture
"O LORD, we are shamefaced, like our kings, our princes, and our fathers, for having sinned against you" (Dan 9:8). I am moved by Daniel's prayer. But in today's context I want to pray, "We are shamefaced FOR our kings and our princes, for they lead us to senseless wars."
Feels relevant to share again.
Blessed are the artisans of peace.
“Put on, then, garments that suit God’s chosen and beloved people: compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, patience. Be tolerant with one another and forgiving, if any of you has cause for complaint: you must forgive as the Lord forgave you. Finally, to bind everything together and complete the whole, there must be love. Let Christ’s peace be arbiter in your decisions, the peace to which you were called as members of a single body. Always be thankful. Let the gospel of Christ dwell among you in all its richness; teach and instruct one another with all the wisdom it gives you.” – Colossians 3:12–16 (REB)
The REB is my favorite Bible translation.
"Christofascism "knows the cross only as a magical symbol of what Jesus has done for us, not as a sign of the poor man who was tortured to death as a political criminal... [it is] a betrayal of the disappointed, a miracle weapon in the service of the mighty." ~Dorothee Sölle (1929-2003)
Yes, for the past few months I’ve made it my top priority. It really helps.
I agree with your approach.
He swims in jeans?! 🤣
Saying the gospel is the victory of God through Jesus’ death on the cross. Surely right, but the emphasis on that alone makes it sound Lutheran to me.
Sounds more Lutheran than Anglican to me. Not bad, but better short answers exist.
You’re not wrong, but I would prefer to answer more or less as Scott McKnight does: the gospel is the story of Jesus as the resolution and fulfillment of the story of Israel.
Current events really making a mockery of “no kings”.
By rendering ἀκοή as “proclamation” rather than “hearing,” Martyn shifts the emphasis from a cognitive act (e.g., receptive hearing) to the invasive, prior act of God in the preaching event itself. So faith is not something you bring to the gospel; it is something the gospel creates in you.
Martyn’s translation of Galatians 3:5
“When God even now supplies the Spirit to you, and when he works wonders in the midst of your communities, is he doing those things because you observe the Law, or is he doing them through the proclamation that elicits your faith?“
It's Lent and I'm Tired
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My man @joshuabocanegra.bsky.social preaching it all day long.
Corruption at the scale currently unfolding in the U.S. government *should* be recognized as a legitimacy crisis. That revelations of systematic institutional corruption have been absorbed into the ordinary churn of news and political controversy is a profound social pathology.
Gonna make one last push for this! Y'all come on and read this book with me and others this lent!
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I know it is a little last minute, but we are hosting an online book club during March! We will be reading and discussing The Last Week by Marcus J. Borg and John Dominic Crossan.
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Excellent choice!
Sounds great.
You don’t have to become a scholar, but just reading the work of leading scholars will help you and those you help have a faith that is in sync with intelligence and critical thinking.
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Such good news!
It's release day for Christological Dogmatics!
I try to cover the bases: historical debates, global development, exegesis, moral theology.
I use less-known figures to supplement well known ones: Cyril of Alexandria, Aimee Semple McPherson, Gregory Nazianzus, Jon Sobrino, Robert Clarence Lawson...
Table of contents looks great. Just bought a copy. I’m sure I will get a lot out of it. Thanks for writing this.
Sounds like you’re enjoying the new job. That’s great.
I like it. “Foot wrist” will be used soon enough!
2026 Reads: The Inescapable Love of God by Thomas Talbott 📚
Another re-read in prep for some talks I’m doing. So, so good.
I’m thankful to @baptistnews.com for publishing the article I wrote about my solidarity trip to Palestine. “Mitri Raheb told me Palestinians need more Baptists standing up for them; and maybe by seeing for yourself, you can join me in being a Baptist for a free Palestine.”
Living close to the ocean is so helpful! 😅
Last Summer I read and learned a lot about Advaita Vedanta. So helpful!
