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N. T. Wright’s “The Case for the Psalms” Chapter 3
We are considering and riffing a bit on N. T. Wright’s The Case for the Psalms: Why They Are Essential. In chapter 3, Wright explains how the psalms “invite us, first, to stand at the intersection of the different layers … Continue reading
What Must Be Preserved of the Churches of Christ? (The Spirit, Part 2)
I’m not going to attempt a complete theology of the Spirit (pneumatology, technically), nor will I endeavor to suss out just what the Spirit does and doesn’t do today. I just want to offer the barest of introductions to a … Continue reading
The Humility Bubble Lesson
This is one of the earliest posts on the blog — so early that I posted it as a .pdf because I didn’t know how to post HTML text. It responds to some of the comments recently made, and so … Continue reading
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What Must Be Preserved of the Churches of Christ? (The Spirit, Part 1)
It’s easy to criticize some of the errors of the more conservative Churches of Christ. And the very natural, very human tendency is to lump all Church of Christ teachings together and reject them all. And so, I think it’s … Continue reading
N. T. Wright’s “The Case for the Psalms” Chapters 1 & 2, Part C
We are considering and riffing a bit on N. T. Wright’s The Case for the Psalms: Why They Are Essential. The Psalms and Jesus Wright points out that the Psalms formed the core of the early church’s scriptural proof for Jesus as … Continue reading
N. T. Wright’s “The Case for the Psalms” Chapters 1 & 2, Part B
We are considering and expanding a tad on N. T. Wright’s The Case for the Psalms: Why They Are Essential. I think it’d be helpful to also reflect back on an earlier book by Wright, Simply Christian: Why Christianity Makes Sense — … Continue reading
N. T. Wright’s “The Case for the Psalms” Chapters 1 & 2, Part A
At about the same time Wright released his massive Paul and the Faithfulness of God, he released a much smaller, much more accessible book, The Case for the Psalms: Why They Are Essential. The Churches of Christ, priding themselves on … Continue reading
Muscle & Shovel”: An Open Letter
[Because this is an unusually long post, I’m skipping tomorrow to allow more time for discussion.] We are considering Michael Shank’s book Muscle and a Shovel. (And I guess I did change my mind. What can I say? But this … Continue reading
Muscle & Shovel Page
I’ve created a Page that provides a table of contents for all the Muscle & Shovel posts, to make it convenient to read, or refer friends to, this material. A link to the Page will remain available at top of … Continue reading
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Muscle & Shovel”: In Conclusion
We are considering Michael Shank’s book Muscle and a Shovel. And we are at the end (unless I change my mind). What’s Missing? Shank’s theology has several flaws. 1. It greatly de-emphasizes Jesus in order to emphasize baptism. You can’t … Continue reading
