Justice in the Old Testament and missional church
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Recent Posts
- Two vital questions that missional pastors obsess about
- Shameless Plug for ‘Pastorum’ (a terrific missional church conference at which I am speaking)
- A new book on poverty ethics in Paul
- Five Points of Beard-inism
- Ancient Laws and New Canadian Refugee Legislation: Evaluating Bill C-31 in Light of the Book of Deuteronomy.
Author Archives: Mark Glanville
Two vital questions that missional pastors obsess about
Pastors who lead their churches into the mission of Christ don’t do so by accident, it seems to me. These pastors are obsessed—obsessed by two questions. Two vital questions dominate the life, study and ministry of missional pastors: What is … Continue reading
Posted in mission of the local church, preaching
Tagged guder, missiology, mission, missional, missional church, newbigin, preaching
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Shameless Plug for ‘Pastorum’ (a terrific missional church conference at which I am speaking)
May I make a shameless plug recommending Pastorum, a conference on missional church at which I am speaking? The blurb reads: You’re invited to join 10 internationally-recognized scholars [true in almost every case but me... sadly]… in Chicago to study … Continue reading
Posted in education, mission of the local church, preaching, worldview
Tagged biblical story, conference, leadership, mission, missional, pastorum, preaching
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A new book on poverty ethics in Paul
I have a new top pick for poverty ethics in Paul: Bruce Longenecker’s, ‘Remember the Poor, Paul, Poverty, and the Greco-Roman World’ (Eerdmans, 2010). In discussions of poverty in scripture, Paul’s letters are often viewed as the weak link. Longenecker … Continue reading
Posted in justice, miscellaneous, new testament ethics, theology
Tagged justice, longenecker, paul, pauline, poverty, remember the poor
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Five Points of Beard-inism
My journey with Calvinism has known twists and turns. Unconvinced, convinced, tenacious, champion of the cause, quiet questioner (is this really the shape of the biblical story?), re-framer (what does systematics look like, in light of biblical theology?) Now, on the … Continue reading
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Tagged biblical story, Calvin, calvisism, predestination, systematics, tulip
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Ancient Laws and New Canadian Refugee Legislation: Evaluating Bill C-31 in Light of the Book of Deuteronomy.
Introduction Some important innovations within, Bill C-31, Protecting Canada’s Immigration System Act, run contrary to the biblical ethics espoused in the book of Deuteronomy, from the Judeo-Christian Scriptures. Components of Bill C-31 – such as mandatory detentio n, no right … Continue reading
Can a Christian fall away from Christ?
A friend of mine has a buddy who seems to have fallen away from Christ. This sad event has raised the question for her: can someone fall away from Christ? I will quote my friend: My question is, if someone … Continue reading
Posted in Life, theology
Tagged apostasy, election, eternal decrees, falling away, perseverance of the saints, sovereignty of god
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The Ten Commandments – God’s Economics
Few Christians realize that the ten commandments stridently address some pressing problems of our generation: massive inequality of wealth, growing refugee populations, rampant consumerism and more. In their original context the ten commandments were a platform for justice, and they are a … Continue reading
What is a Christian response, or a biblical ethic, regarding refugees?
A famous passage, perhaps the most famous, that speaks into the issue of welcoming refugees is: He executes justice for the fatherless and the widow, and loves the stranger, giving them food and clothing. Love the stranger, therefore, for you … Continue reading
The Chinese Government’s treatment of Kachin refugees forces us to take a look at ourselves
The Kachin people of northern Myanmar (previously Burma) have been s uffering for years at the hands of the military government of Myanmar. The systematic destruction of villages and killing and torture of thousands of people has been labelled genocide … Continue reading
The Olympics: gold medals and hard reality. Christians are called to celebration and grief.
It is easy to forget the world’s grief and brokenness during an Olympic games. For there is so much that entertains: The iron smelted Olympic rings of the opening ceremony; the strange gate-crasher dressed in bright red who gaily led … Continue reading
