Worship Matters § 1

I want to begin by noting the distinction between worship as an orientation and worship as an performance. In the former sense worship has to do with God-directedness. The question is, Are our lived lives directed toward God, do we find ourselves animated and organized by God-consciousness? Worship, in this sense, is doing whatever one does – seriously, [...]

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Worship Matters: Reflections on the Meaning and Value of (Christian) Worship

Jews and Christians have always understood themselves as worshippers; they’ve discovered their identity in the celebration of the God who has disclosed His identity to them. Over the next few days, and perhaps weeks, I want to reflect on what it means for us to be worshippers, what worship is, how it is to be [...]

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Should Christians Call for the Abolition of War?

Stanley Hauerwas and Enda McDonagh co-authored this call for the abolition of war, arguing that war can never be justified as a means to the resolution of conflict. What do you think? Should Christians call for the abolition of war?
Should Christians Seek the Abolition of War?
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N.T. Wright on Christian Political Theology

Here is the paradox of Christian political theology, a paradox which the western church has all but ignored for many years, assuming that the main object of the game was to forget earth and concentrate on heaven instead.

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A New Project

You can find my new project – an online commentary on Luke-Acts – here. This is meant to serve as a companion site for our current “People of the Spirit” series at Divine Life. I don’t have time to do as much as I’d like, but I work on it when I can.  

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