From Messy Incarnation by Bruce Epperly: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being in him was life, and the…
The cross reveals the fullness of Jesus’ love for humankind in all its ambiguity and sin. Willing to embrace his destiny as God’s beloved child and healer, Jesus faces the agony of Calvary. He did not want to die, nor did he wish to suffer excruciating pain. Still, Jesus placed his suffering and abandonment in…
Advent is the season of faithful agnosticism and hopeful adventuring in which Jesus and his mission become known to us on the journey. Advent is the season of divine restlessness and impatiencewith the way things are in our lives and in the world. In Advent, we look toward the coming of the child who will…
We are pleased to announce the September 7, 2022 release of Messy Incarnation: Meditations on Christ in Process by Dr. Bruce Epperly. Dr. Epperly is a prolific, challenging, and very readable author who is known for writing clear, readable books on complex topics. Messy Incarnation takes the doctrine of the incarnation from theology into action…
The Forgotten Third: Developing a Biblical Relationship with God the Holy Spirit This is by Dr. Larry Dixon, also author of Unlike Jesus: Let’s Stop Unfriending the World. Dr. Dixon thinks evangelicals need to pay more attention to the Holy Spirit. We don’t have a cover design available yet for this book. The Power of…
The Coming One, Mary’s child, may not resolve all our problems, but God’s coming is an image of hope that may empower us to action. Hope encourages agency, not passivity. It opens the future, not determined, but influenced by what we do today. https://www.patheos.com/blogs/livingaholyadventure/2021/12/the-adventurous-lectionary-fourth-sunday-of-advent-december-19-2021/ Read the whole post at Bruce Epperly’s The Adventurous Lectionary. The…
We hear the word “incarnational” quite a bit these days, and I think that’s a good thing. We need to center our lives, our activities, and our witness around that central doctrine of Christianity. I’m in the Ft. Worth area visiting my daughter, son-in-law, and three granddaughters. I’ve been reading the book of Hebrews today….
