Categories
Bible & Mission

The Whole Bible and Mission

Messianic and missional reading of the Old Testament – that’s what Jesus instructed his disciples to do. We have been fairly good at the first, but pretty lamentable at the second.

Categories
Observations

A New Problem That Isn’t So New

One of the major challenges facing mission in the future is the interface between southern and northern mission.

Categories
Observations

Holistic Mission and Leather Trousers

Whatever their strengths as a style statement, fig leaves are not suitable as working clothes; they don’t offer much protection from thorn bushes (I’m not speaking from personal experience, I hasten to add).

Categories
Quotes

Bible Reading and Culture

The Word of God cannot be understood apart from the cultural and linguistic situation in which it was originally given.

Categories
Mission

Mission In the Old Testament

Yes we have to obey Christ’s command at the end of Matthew’s Gospel, just as we have to obey all his commands. But the Bible’s story of mission doesn’t start and end there – and nor should ours.

Categories
Quotes

Doctrine and the Poor

The Israelites leaving Egypt did not have advanced degrees in theology but God didn’t hesitate to tell them all kinds of in-depth and complicated things about himself.

Categories
Do Not Use

Bible and Mission Links 31

Links to some good stuff that you may have missed.

Categories
Do Not Use

Bible and Mission Links 30

The best blog posts on Bible and Mission that I have read over the last month or so.

Categories
Do Not Use

Throwback Thursday: The Purpose of the Bible

In personal terms; the Bible wasn’t written to you, but it was written for you.

Categories
Mission

An Introduction to Missional Hermeneutics

Three excellent videos that are well worth watching.