by Phillip on September 30, 2013
A remarkable movement toward pure grace is emerging from both the Arminian (freewill) and the Calvinistic (predestination) realms of the Body of Christ. Whether your bottom line for salvation is man’s freewill or God’s sovereign choice the conclusion is the same: anything that adds to the message that Jesus Christ has done it all is […]
by Phillip on April 7, 2012
Eucatastrophe: a sudden and favorable resolution of events in a story; a happy ending. ORIGIN mid 20th cent.: said to have been coined by J. R. R. Tolkien Stories can be categorized by what were called by the Greeks as either “tragedies” or “comedies”. Without going into all the literary implications a tragedy is simply […]
by Phillip on March 13, 2012
When we read the beatitude “Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall see God” how does that translate to you and how would you apply it to your life? I would have to agree with Brian Zahnd who said most of us read that as “Blessed are those who really […]
by Phillip on March 12, 2012
It was Tim Keller who opened up the vistas for understanding the Gospel as so much more than a “personal relationship” with Jesus that insured a place in heaven when we die. Keller brought a wide sweeping picture of the Gospel that could be traced from Genesis to Revelation. It was a vision that engulfed […]
