wadehodges.com Archives: February 2004

David Wray

David Wray is in town doing some stuff on Spiritual Formation. I’ve been with him over four hours this morning and will be with him for four more tonight. He’s doing a great job and is blessing us with his knowledge, wisdom, and gentle demeanor.
 

Not Yet, but Good Question

I haven’t seen the movie yet, but I’ve already been asked by someone who has seen it how is it that the wounds of Christ heal us? In other words, how does the atonement work? How do we connect the dots or draw up a flow chart that shows how the suffering of [...]

Get Up Off Your Knees

The book is readily available at Amazon. Eugene Peterson wrote the foreward. I was blessed to have one of my sermons included.
 

State of Our Unions

MSNBC - Couples: State of Our UnionsIf marriage is in trouble, don’t blame gays. Straights changed the rules
Anecdotally, I can say that at least half of the weddings I’ve done in the last couple of years have been for co-habitating couples. Several of which have been regularly attending, raised in church kind of folks. [...]

It Begins

Hope you all had a good Fat Tuesday. For Lent this year I’m giving up candy, desserts, and all other forms of straight to the vein sugary-type indulgences. This will not be easy for me. I have a sweet tooth the size of Texas.
 

Spiritual Formation and Skiing

This weekend Dr. David Wray is coming in from Abilene to share some thoughts with us about Spiritual Formation. David was one of my professors and has a had huge influence on me as a teacher, learner, and follower of Jesus Christ.
Right now the lectures are in full swing at ACU. I [...]

Blogging About Blogging

I really appreciate the discussion about “The Passion” that we’ve been having around here over the last week. I’ve asked some questions and shared a few opinions. I’ve had good friends disagree with me sharply and people I don’t know very well chime in with support. The conversation here has spilled over [...]

Hip New Churches Pray to a Different Drummer

Hip New Churches Pray to a Different Drummer
(Thanks Mike Cope)
 

Anne Lamott Quote

“. . . you can safely assume you’ve created God in your own image when it turns out that God hates all the same people you do.”Anne Lamott
 

The Meaning of His Suffering

Frederica Mathewes-Green has written an interesting article on the sufferings of Jesus. (via fluidfaith)
Most of us have yet to see Mel Gibsons “The Passion,” but weve gained one sure impression: its bloody. “I wanted to bring you there,” Gibson told Peter J. Boyer in September 15s New Yorker magazine. “I wanted to be true to [...]