Leonard Sweet and Frank Viola have thoughtfully written their newest book, Jesus Manifesto, in an “ancient devotional tone,” seeking to “show the difference between invoking the name of Jesus in vain and using His name in a way that reveals His beauty and honors His person” (introduction, p. xx). They explained that the purpose of [...]
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Jesus Manifesto: Review
May 31, 2010
Jesus Manifesto: Introduction
May 31, 2010
I’ve been working my way through Leonard Sweet and Paul Viola’s book Jesus Manifesto. So far, I’ve read a lot of great insight calling the church back to seeing and savoring the sovereignty and supremacy of Jesus Christ. I’ll be posting some of my favorite quotes as I continue. From the introduction, pages xix-xx, Sweet [...]
LOST in the Gospel
May 24, 2010
Fair warning: SPOILERS! The finale of LOST is clearly a big topic of interest to the millions of faithful fans who have been following it since 2004, or who have picked it up sometime along the way. The show has always represented the concept of a journey by faith into an unknown world, and many [...]
The Problem with Telling People that God Loves Them
April 19, 2010
As I was listening to The Narrow Mind today, pastor Gene played a video that pertains to the issue of God’s love. Since it fit so well with this series that I proposed a couple weeks ago (and have apparently had some trouble following through with), I thought I would post and comment on it. [...]
Theological Question 1a: Does God Love Everyone the Same?
March 27, 2010
I think it will be interesting and relevant to discuss certain important theological questions from a Biblical standpoint. As this post suggests, I intend to write a few blog posts on each topic, the first being “Does God Love Everyone? If so, does He love everyone in exactly the same way?”. Just to give a [...]
