Archives for April 2003

On Friday I was taken to lunch by a great guy from my church. We ate at Nelsons Buffeteria, an eatery in downtown Tulsa dating back to 1929. They have maintained the old town diner atmosphere. I had an incredible chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes, green beans, and a buttery dinner roll. I chased all […]

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Tonight our leadership team will continue our study of the gospel and the kingdom of God. Here is the handout I’ll use to start the discussion. It’s extremely oversimplified, but gives us something to work with. Gospel–an announcement of good news concerning a victory that has been won by God on behalf of his people. […]

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I recently finished Texts Under Negotiation by Walter Brueggemann. It’s definitely worth a read, especially if you’re looking for insights into the Bible’s place in the postmodern conversation. Here’s a quote from page 10: “The threat of unbridled relativism is not, in my judgment, much of a threat. In reality the dispute boils down to […]

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We had an excellent study last night. We worked our way through Genesis to Isaiah, tracing the theme of the gospel as we did. As a group, I think we were surprised to find so many antecedents to the “Gospel” in the Old Testament. From Genesis 3 on, God is working in his creation to […]

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This Thursday night I’ll be facilitating a Bible study involving the Garnett Leadership Team. This is our first step in doing some dreaming about what kind of church God is calling us to be and what kind of things we’re being called to do. This week we’re tackling the question: “What is the gospel?” I […]

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