Today, we celebrate the birth of our nation with its great call for liberty and freedom for all. No matter how simplistic it might be, I am always reminded in this cultural celebration of liberty of the liberating work of Jesus Christ through His life, death, and resurrection. "It was for freedom that Christ has …
African Christianity and Thomas Oden
Thomas Oden, one of my favorite theologians of the contemporary era, has just recently written a new book entitled How Africa Shaped the Christian Mind.I was thrilled when I encountered this book on the shelves of a local bookstore because it brought together one of my favorite theological authors, Tom Oden, with one of my …
Live Skillfully
This past Sunday, I preached a message at Brooklife entitled "Live Skillfully." Our series, called Live Out Loud, is walking through the life of David in order to get a grasp on what it means to be men and women living completely for God. You can listen to this message and others online here.My main …
Sitting at the Bottom of the Table (Michael Frost)
Here's an interesting video excerpt from Michael Frost, author of The Shaping of Things to Come (with Alan Hirsch) and Exiles, about Jesus' words: "The last shall be first and the first shall be last."Provocative.
N. T. Wright on Heaven "Nightline"
I was just talking with Kelly briefly last night about heaven, the end of the world, and what comes after last night. Although I'm a pastor, we don't talk about things like this all of the time. Then, lo and behold, I come across this video excerpt of Bishop N. T. Wright discussing heaven, the …
Matthew Erickson 