1. Can we all agree that if someone is going to fabricate a crying crucifix, clean water should be used. I am not asking for filtered water, just not sewer water. How about that? There is no honor among con-artist anymore. 2. Christians, can we just be a little more skeptical (not completely) of “miracles.” I think miracles happen, but stuff like this probably isn’t on that list. 3. Everyone has the right to Read More …
#progGOD Challenge #2 Tony Jones has invited bloggers from all over the blogosphere to answer another #progGOD challenge. The question: “Why An Incarnation?” Jones writes, “…I’m most interested in what the Incarnation tells us about God, human beings, creation, the Cosmos, the End Times, Heaven, Hell, salvation, or anything else…from a Progressive Christian perspective.” Here’s my three-fold response: Jesus is the new way God is revealed The passage in scripture that most informs my understanding Read More …
Yesterday, I wrote What is Cheap Grace? Today’s post is the flip-side of that coin. As I noted previously, in The Cost of Discipleship Dietrich Bonhoeffer makes a clear distinction between cheap grace and costly grace. Often people are eager to mention what is cheap grace but are less willing to bring up what Bonhoeffer means by costly grace. According to Bonhoeffer costly grace is the antithesis of cheap grace. Unlike cheap grace which is monotone, costly grace is Read More …