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Author Archives: Victoria Emily Jones
Does Jesus bind himself to Christianity?
Last week I posted the trailer for the new book Selling Water by the River by Shane Hipps, former teaching pastor at Mars Hill Bible Church in Michigan. In the video (view it here), Hipps provocatively states that Jesus does … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Theology
Tagged emergent christianity, new covenant, selling water by the river, the bride of christ
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Tee Time: Jesus 2012
Found at spreadshirt.com.
“Instrument for You” by The Vespers
Nature praises God so purely, so wondrously. Oh that we would join its song. “The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of his hands.Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they … Continue reading
Tee Time: Jesus Skid
Apparently this is the name of a bike trick. Found at jesusskid.bigcartel.com.
What’s wrong with this picture?
In the book trailer below for Selling Water by the River, author Shane Hipps offers an analogy that seems lovely at first and does have some truth in it but which I believe is problematic in several ways. The … Continue reading
Two 2012 Election Season Initiatives
#JesusIsMyCandidate: This meme started as a sermon series at Burke United Methodist Church in Burke, Virginia, last month. The rules: Every evening at 9 p.m. until Election Day, share a personal testimony or prophetic statement about Jesus with the hashtag #JesusIsMyCandidate. … Continue reading
Posted in Politics
Tagged #jesusismycandidate, election day communion, morgan guyton
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Tee Time: Jesus votes . . .
Found here and here, at zazzle.com.
How to read a book of meditations
“The purpose of a book of meditations is to teach you how to think and not to do your thinking for you. Consequently if you pick up such a book and simply read it through, you are wasting your time. … Continue reading
Tee Time: Lucha Libre Jesus
Found at acmetrendz.com.
Roundup: Being Christlike in political discourse; polygamy in the OT; Indian depictions of Christ; how to be a good neighbor
“7 Things Christians Need to Remember About Politics” by Bryan Roberts: “Political discourse is the Las Vegas of Christianity—the environment in which our sin is excused. Hate is winked at, fear is perpetuated and strife is applauded. Go wild, Christ-follower. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Non-Western Art, Politics
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The Jesus Question 