Tag: Gospel
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Cross of Love
The cross, which is the central image of Christian faith and life, is tragically too often misunderstood. Instead of the cross portraying the endless love of God in the face of human cruelty, what I believe to be its true meaning, others interpret the cross as the cruelty demanded by God in the face of…
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Freedom & Salvation
The experience of salvation is the discovery that you are forgiven. Not that you can be forgiven, or that you will be forgiven after doing such and such, but that you are forgiven already in the radical grace of holy love and mercy. This has always been the essence of God’s eternal and relentless coming…
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Gospel
In the accounts of Jesus’ ministry, the gospel is described as “the gospel of the Kingdom” (Matt. 4:23), “of Jesus Christ ” (Mark 1:1), and “of God” (Mark 1:14). Elsewhere, it is “the gospel of the grace of God” (Acts 20:24), “of Christ” (Rom. 15:19), “of the glory of Christ” (2 Cor. 4:4), “of your…
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Listening Toward Sunday
I am assuming that if you’re someone who worships within our Sunday fellowship, these notes about the lectionary text we will consider won’t “ruin” any sort of surprise. Instead, perhaps they will actually increase the benefit as we gather and “listen together” to the Word. So, here are some initial thoughts that may or may…