Monthly Archives: June 2010

Colossians: Introduction

This summer, I’ll be teaching an adult Bible class on Colossians and Ephesians. I’ve decided to start with Colossians, because I’m very familiar with Ephesians and not so familiar with Colossians. In fact, it’s a letter that’s not studied that … Continue reading

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To Change the World: A Reader’s Comment

I get emails – I assume when you say “show me a Christian college that …”, you’re referring to CofC Christian colleges. There is no more cutting edge university in music than Belmont; Wheaton is pretty darn good in liberal … Continue reading

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To Change the World: Essay 2, Summary, Part 2

[This series of posts won't be a traditional book review. Rather, I'll summarize parts of To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World by James Davison Hunter, and then I'll add my … Continue reading

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To Change the World: Essay 2, Summary, Part 1

[This series of posts won't be a traditional book review. Rather, I'll summarize parts of To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World by James Davison Hunter, and then I'll add my … Continue reading

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The Fork in the Road: Parsing Words

I get emails – Hi Jay, I’m a devoted follower of your blog and I’m always thankful for everything you’ve written. I often pray that God continues to bless you with strength and wisdom to keep on doing what you’re … Continue reading

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To Change the World: Readers’ Questions

I’ve been talking to some people involved with marketing this book about arranging for an interview with James Hunter to post here. I think it will happen. Rather than the usual “why did you write this book?” marketing fluff, I … Continue reading

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MDR: A Very Interesting Question

I’ve been corresponding with reader Dan Knight regarding Dan’s intriguing theory for how to read the “divorce” passages in the Gospels. I’ve read extensively on the subject, and I’ve never run into his theory before — and it just might … Continue reading

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To Change the World: Essay 1, Reflections

It’s important to begin by noting that the essay summarized in the preceding post of this series is the first of three essays in To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World … Continue reading

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Barbara S. Rossing, The Rapture Exposed: The Message of Hope in the Book of Revelation

The Churches of Christ have never much been into the whole Rapture and Tribulation thing. In fact, I graduated from Lipscomb and knew nothing about the Rapture other than the bumper sticker: “In Case of Rapture, this Car Will Be … Continue reading

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To Change the World: Essay 1, Summary

This series of posts won’t be a traditional book review. Rather, I’ll summarize parts of To Change the World: The Irony, Tragedy, and Possibility of Christianity in the Late Modern World by James Davison Hunter, and then I’ll add my … Continue reading

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