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In a conference I led for Lifeway Christian Resources back in November, I asked this question:
WHY IS DECONSTRUCTION SUCH A āTHINGā TODAY?
And then I attempted to answer it by sharing what Carey Ne...
There's something Jesus' audience knew about this story that we might miss. The father's son was asking for privilege without responsibility.Ā
Here's how Bailey explains this,Ā
"The direct natural r...
Once we understand the culture of Jesus' day, we have a greater awareness of the impact His story of the prodigal son had on His audience.
The original audience for this parable
Don't forget who Jes...
Kenneth Bailey wrote a great book on Luke 15. It's calledĀ The Cross & the Prodigal, Luke 15 Through the Eyes of Middle Eastern Peasants.Ā Ā In this book, Bailey "highlights the tensions between law and ...
This article is part 2 of last week's where we discussed the impact of how news is reported and how algorithms affect whether or not we hear it. Our goal is to discover how best to share theĀ good news...
What is the Gospel?Ā
When the wordĀ gospelĀ was used in Jesus' day, it was the word used to describe when a herald would come to a village and make loud declaration of good news. Almost always, either ...
Revival:
I'm writing this blog post on February 18, 2023. In the past few weeks news ofĀ revivalĀ has spread like wildfire across our nation from the small campus of Asbury University in the tiny town ...
