Saturday, January 31, 2009
Friday, January 30, 2009
Three Normative Contexts for a Life Shaped by Jesus
Sam Wells in his introduction to the 20th anniversary edition of Ched Myers Binding the Strong Man, suggests that Ched Myers believes that there are three normative contexts for a life shaped by Jesus. They are:
1) Being part of a group of disciples.
2) Attending to the crowd, being in relationship with the poor and oppressed.
3) Attending to Jesus' confrontation with the Jerusalem authorities of his day.
Or, stated in question form:
1) Am I part of a "group of disciples" in any meaningful sense?
2) Do I have friendships with people very different from myself, people to whom I say 'I am allowing myself to be changed by knowing you'?
3) Does the shape of my life reflect my longing to see God set people free, and do I challenge those who keep others in slavery?
These are excellent devotional reflection questions, but also useful as a hermeneutical lense for reading and preaching on Mark's gospel in this year.
1) Being part of a group of disciples.
2) Attending to the crowd, being in relationship with the poor and oppressed.
3) Attending to Jesus' confrontation with the Jerusalem authorities of his day.
Or, stated in question form:
1) Am I part of a "group of disciples" in any meaningful sense?
2) Do I have friendships with people very different from myself, people to whom I say 'I am allowing myself to be changed by knowing you'?
3) Does the shape of my life reflect my longing to see God set people free, and do I challenge those who keep others in slavery?
These are excellent devotional reflection questions, but also useful as a hermeneutical lense for reading and preaching on Mark's gospel in this year.
Thursday, January 29, 2009
DrMartinLutherKingJr.com - Beyond Vietnam: A Time To Break Silence - Audio, Text and Photographs
DrMartinLutherKingJr.com - Beyond Vietnam: A Time To Break Silence - Audio, Text and Photographs
I'm reading Ched Myer's commentary on Mark right now, and he sees this as a key prophetic text for our day. I'm taking some time to listen and read it.
I'm reading Ched Myer's commentary on Mark right now, and he sees this as a key prophetic text for our day. I'm taking some time to listen and read it.
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