Steve Lent 2012

Lent 2012: Leaving Behind an Old Story Line for a New

A couple weeks until we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus, I'm going to try and sum up roughly three chapters of Surprised by Hope in about fifteen minutes. About the second coming of Jesus (Theology nerds call this the parousia), it will be the time what God will renew all of creation and Jesus will … Continue reading Lent 2012: Leaving Behind an Old Story Line for a New

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Steve Lent 2012

Lent 2012: The Victory through Jesus…in a kaleidoscope of metaphors

Well, it's been a while, we've missed you, but I've had to do some really reflection with N.T. Wright's theology in the past few chapters in our Lenten readings through Surprised by Hope. Reading Wright's theology is like looking through a kaleidoscope of multifaceted metaphors in an attempt to understand the Bibles metaphoric language regarding Christian … Continue reading Lent 2012: The Victory through Jesus…in a kaleidoscope of metaphors

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Cyberbullying by Arianne Toves

Parent Newsletter Support Information: ·      Bullying defined: an act of aggression, coercion or intimidation, either physical or verbal, that intends to cause harm or invoke physical, psychological, financial or social power over another. ·      Test your knowledge about cyber bullying:   Your sophomore daughter see’s a Tweet that links an image of two fellow students … Continue reading Cyberbullying by Arianne Toves

Steve Lent 2012

Lent 2012: More than Just Waiting on the World to Change

John Mayer in his song "Waiting on the World to Change", writes about humanity's response to each other and dreams of a world in which people take care of other people. Unfortunately, N.T. Wright would say that while beautifully written, John Mayer's theology is incomplete. While we might be challenged by the words of Mayer, … Continue reading Lent 2012: More than Just Waiting on the World to Change