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Continue reading →: Which is the more Christ Centered?What are the assumptions underlying each model? What are the implications of each model? Which is the more common amongst western Christians? Which is the more Christ centered?
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Continue reading →: The Sacred MarriageThis image, or at least the beginnings of it, came to me as I was coming down from the Blue Mountains this afternoon. In essence, it’s a Christ centered reinterpretation of the sacred marriage, though, in retrospect, it could equally function as a Christ centered reinterpretation of the tree of…
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Continue reading →: Every Human Is Beautiful: An Affirmation From Genesis 1What is the message of Genesis 1? Every human is beautiful Elsewhere you may hear a more elitist message. “He looks like a god.” “She looks like a goddess.” They stand apart. In ancient times, emperors were acclaimed this way. In these times it is models and entertainers. But…
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Continue reading →: Worship quotesSome quotes on the meaning of worship … and how we sometimes distort it. SALLY MORGENTHALER “Our worship must cost something, or else it is meaningless. True worship always involves sacrifice. Of course, Jesus is the only sacrifice for sin, once and for all. Yet the term ‘sacrifice’ is not…
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Continue reading →: Words are not enoughSurely, if God could be revealed through words alone then God’s incarnation would not have been necessary. That the Word become meat and bones (John 1:14) carries the implication that words are not enough for transmitting the way, the truth and the life. I think then, the wordiness of the…
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Continue reading →: Indian Christian Art: Zaccheus Meets JesusI love the art of Satheesan A K. It has a distinct Indian style without sacrificing the Christian substance. This one is entitled “Zaccheus Meets Jesus”. I also appreciate the image link that Fine Arts America have put together for bloggers. This is art promotion done well.
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Continue reading →: The Lord’s Prayer: A ParaphraseNot sure who wrote this but I like the earthiness of the translation. Our Father who rules over all May the whole world honour you Lord, show the world that you are King May all your people bow before you May we imitate you in everything May…
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Continue reading →: Phylacteries and Prophylactics: Remembering the Difference
I confused these the other day. Fortunately only verbally. phy•lac•ter•y (f -l k t -r ) n. pl. phy•lac•ter•ies 1. Judaism Either of two small leather boxes, each containing strips of parchment inscribed with quotations from the Hebrew Scriptures, one of which is strapped to the forehead and the other…
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Continue reading →: When is a gospel not a gospel?“… the main contrast between the canonical gospels and the gnostic gospels is that the former are primarily narrative, with teaching interspersed within an overall storyline reaching a definite climax, while the latter (such as ‘Thomas’) consist simply of a collection of saying, arranged as much for the purposes of…
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Continue reading →: Carson on the limits of cognitionIt is interesting to observe that even D. A. Carson confesses there’s more to the gospel than logic: “All of this shows how cognitive the gospel is … Yet the gospel is not exclusively cognitive. It is also affective and active. The word of the cross is not only God’s…
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