Winter 2014
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Easter 3 • Acts 2:14a, 36–41 • May 4, 2014
This proclamation of the crucified and risen Lord and Christ encompasses all in its call to repentance but addresses each individual personally in its offer…
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Lent 4 • Isaiah 42:14–21 • March 30, 2014
Turn to the execution of his promise in Christ, the one who opens our ears to God’s communication, his torah, and who opens our eyes…
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Transfiguration Sunday • Exodus 24:8–18 • March 2, 2014
If OT Israel needed a mediator, the one named and appointed to approach the presence of God on behalf of the people, how much greater…
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Lent 5 • Ezekiel 37:1–14 • April 6, 2014
The resurrection is coming: that is the goal, and it brings hope to a hopeless people, not just death but resurrection.
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Epiphany 6 • Deuteronomy 30:15–20 • February 16, 2014
Choice within the context of Deuteronomy 30 is not a matter of picking and choosing. Choice is a covenant term wherein God is the subject.
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Epiphany 7 • Leviticus 19:1–2, 9–18 • February 23, 2014
What are our lives to look like and how can they best reflect Christ? It is from this perspective that Leviticus 1–2, 9–18 have something…
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Epiphany 5 • Isaiah 58:3–9a • February 9, 2014
When we put up an appearance of righteousness without attendant love manifesting itself in deeds for the neighbor, we only fool ourselves and, in the…
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THE BIBLE MADE IMPOSSIBLE: Why Biblicism Is Not a Truly Evangelical Reading of Scrip By Christian Smith
By making a compelling argument that christocentrism, not bibliocentrism, is the truly evangelical response to theological liberalism and cultural caricaturing, The Bible Made Impossible warrants…