Archive for April, 2009
4. Jesus is the Key to Meaning: When we say, “Jesus Wins.” we’re making a bold confession: Jesus is ultimate. If you don’t know Jesus, then you don’t know the most important reality in history. You’ll only ever understand human history if you know Jesus. You’ll only ever understand Scripture if you know Jesus. You’ll [ READ MORE ]
3. Only One Identifier has Ultimate Value: We employ all kinds of things to identify ourselves. People pasted “Obama/Biden” or “McCain/Palin” bumper stickers on their cars last year. They wear their Cubs or Sox or Tigers hats. Some even print messages on their skin. In hundreds of different ways, we identify ourselves by the who [ READ MORE ]
Two words. One Period. A very big message. “Jesus Wins.” says a lot of things without using a lot of words. Here is the second of (at least) four possible meanings: 2. Death will not Triumph: I recently watched an artsy film authored by one of the most repsected writer/producers of our day. The film [ READ MORE ]
Two words. One Period. A very big message. “Jesus Wins.” says a lot of things without using a lot of words. Here is the first of (at least) four possible meanings: 1. Jesus is the Only Way: In the marketplace of ideas, there are a host of competing worldviews. Some are overtly theistic, others are [ READ MORE ]
About this time last year, I was working on an essay about the parallels between the modernist-fundamentalist controversy at the turn of the 20th century and the “emergent” brouhaha of today. Thought I’d share parts of that (never-fully-finished) essay with you: When we look back at the Fundamentalist-Modernist controversy, we can find too many instances [ READ MORE ]
