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 …
Dobson on Obama
I have a feeling I am not going to run short of material about the intersection of faith and the public square this election season. With the heightened awareness of the Democratic party and their increasing response to issues of faith in this election it is proving to be a fascinating run up to November.Just …
Matthew Erickson 