Category: Eschatology
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Mutant Ministry
Mutant Ministry is a funny yet powerful article in Christian Century. The putative catharsis of the Y2K phenomenon was symptomatic of this elongated almostness-but-not-quiteness of Christian hope. Paul's perspective suggests that we, like the Corinthians, learn to live as if the preoccupations of the present world were not preeminent. To live as if the inevitability…
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Eschatology in the Confessions
I am not going to go into a great deal of scriptural analysis on the topic of eschatology right now. However, I thought it might be interesting to see what the confessions in the Book of Confession of the Presbyterian Church (USA) say about eschatology. I have taken these references from Between Millennia with one…
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Theological Implications of “The Parable of the Compassionate Father” according to Kenneth Bailey
[Previous] Kenneth E. Bailey lists eleven major theological implications of "The Parable of the Compassionate Father" (Luke 15:11-32) in Finding the Lost: Cultural Keys to Luke 15. (190-192) Sin. The parable exhibits two types of sin. One is the sin of the law-breaker and the other sin of the law-keeper. Each centers on a broken…
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Do You Believe in Miracles?
I am not the most rabid sports fan in the world, but I like watching an occasional game. I like cheering for the hometown team, and I like cheering for the underdog. Of course, if you live in Kansas City like I do, cheering for the hometown teams usually means cheering for the underdog. Still,…
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Rapture Resources
Presbyweb had an article today called Alternatives to "Left Behind"/Rapture Theology by Bruce Gillette. I will write more about this topic later, but you might want to check these out.
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Unraveling the Rapture Myth
Unraveling the Rapture Myth is an article I found by Michael W. Petty. Earlier this week, I wrote about eshatophobia. This article is a nice supplement to it. He concludes his article with the following: What we do not find in Revelation is Christians longing to be freed from creation into some completely spiritual place…
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“Left Behind” and Presbyterian Eschatophobia
Anyone who has read best-selling author Steven Covey's The Seven Habits of Highly Successful People will remember that his second principle is "Begin with the end in mind." One must have a clear vision of where to end up before discerning the best strategies and tactics. I don't know where Covey came up with his…
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Indentity
I am at an Emergent conference outside of Santa Fe, New Mexico, as I write this post. Since much of the conference is about conversations, and I know very few people here, I am occupied with meeting people and starting relationships. The conversations always begin the same. "Hi, I'm Mike." Then comes the exchange about…
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Magical City
I loved magicians when I was a kid. I remember watching Blackstone on television. Later David Copperfield came along. I remember seeing magicians at parties and events. It was always fun to watch. But then, in high school, I met a guy who did magic tricks. He showed me how a few tricks were done.…