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The King is Buried (Follow Me – Part 75)
Mark 15:42-47 The Burial of Jesus Jesus died on the day before the Sabbath at about 3pm, and evening is approaching (v. 42). If He is going to be buried, and not hang on the cross (bringing desecration to the land, and during the Passover at that) then it needs to...
The King is Dead (Follow Me – Part 74)
Mark 15:33-41 The Death of Jesus The previous passage takes place between 9 AM and 12 noon. It is now high noon (v. 33) and it's dark for three solid hours (until the moment of Jesus' death) - a symbol of God's judgment (Amos 8:9) and eschatological fulfillment (cf....
The King is Crucified (Follow Me – Part 73)
Mark 15:21-32 Jesus is Crucified Last time Jesus was mocked by the soldiers of Pilate's battalion. And now they conscript Simon of Cyrene to carry the crossbeam for the severely weakened and exhausted Jesus (v. 21). His sons, Alexander and Rufus, are mentioned because...
People do theology
This post is the result of some reflection I have been doing on insights I have gained from Abbot Jeremy Driscoll in his podcast on Theology at the Eucharistic Table. What follows is a mixture of some of his words and ideas, and some of my own. Since the thoughts are...
Praying with Mary in the Communion of Saints – My reconciliation with Catholic teaching about Mary – Pt. 2
In my previous post, I laid out nine ideas that were central to my understanding of Catholic Marian theology when I first began my journey of reconciliation with the Roman Catholic Church. Some of them are, indeed, what is taught by the Catholic Church, some of them...
There’s Something About Mary – My reconciliation with Catholic teaching about Mary, Pt. 1
When I explain to people that before I could reconcile with the Roman Catholic Church I had to sort through my own theological issues with Catholicism, they always want to know what the specific issues were. In my case, I had a list of 14 issues. It won’t surprise...
An Open Letter to my Friends in the Organic Church Movement – #COVID19
Dear friends, house church leaders, organic church practitioners, and adherents of the simple church model, I am one of you. I left the Institutional Church (IC) in 2016, and have been on the journey with you of exploring what it means to practice Christianity outside...
What’s with all the Buzz about #APEST? – A Book Review of 5Q by Alan Hirsch
Full disclosure up front: I love Alan Hirsch! He is one of my favorite authors and missional thinkers/leaders. His book, The Forgotten Ways, literally changed my life. But enough about that. In 2017, I walked out of the Missio Alliance conference with an armful of...
I’m No Superman: Holy Spirit Ministry for the Rest of Us! – A Book Review
Disclaimer: Mike Turrigiano is one of my favorite people in the Vineyard movement! Luke Geraty (his co-author) is a friend and kinda my boss here at Think Theology. What follows is my attempt to, none-the-less, provide an impartial, unbiased review of Pastor Mike's...
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