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Category Archives: Blue Parakeet
The Blue Parakeet: The Sermon on the Mount, Part 3
(Mat 7) “Do not judge, or you too will be judged. 2 For in the same way you judge others, you will be judged, and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you. 3 “Why do you … Continue reading
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The Blue Parakeet: The Sermon on the Mount, Part 2
Last week, we tried to cover Matthew 5 in a single lesson. Now we’re going to take the last two chapters and cover them ni 55 minutes. Well, we’re doing to try. (Mat 6) “Be careful not to do your … Continue reading
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The Blue Parakeet: How to Compete with Christianity
While we Christians are worrying about the decline of Christianity in the US, the atheists are worried about their inability to keep their children away from God. In an editorial in today’s New York Times, Charles M. Blow writes, “Most … Continue reading
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The Blue Parakeet: Missional Listening
McKnight argues that if we love someone, we’ll listen to his words. Therefore, our Bible reading must be a listening reading. Now, this seems pretty elementary, but consider what it contradicts – * Reading to prove yourself right * Reading … Continue reading
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The Blue Parakeet: Relational Reading
McKnight reminds us, “God speaks to us in words but God is more than the Bible. … God ? Bible.” Missing the difference between God and the Bible is a bit like the person who reads Jonah and spends hours … Continue reading
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The Blue Parakeet: Salvation
As I’ve been thinking through this approach to hermeneutics, it’s occurred to me that there’s an obvious objection: where in this Story is salvation? Where is forgiveness of sin? Where is heaven? You see, in the religion I was brought … Continue reading
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The Blue Parakeet: The Sermon on the Mount
While teaching a class on the Ray Vander Laan series, it occurred to me that the key to the Sermon on the Mount is the Story. It should have been obvious, but it takes a while for these things to … Continue reading
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Blue Parakeet: Heaven Came Down …
I don’t know. There’s just something about hearing a Christian family in India singing this Southern Gospel standard, to a polka beat. The lesson follows the lyrics.
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The Blue Parakeet: The End, Part 2 (The New Earth)
Paradise Strong’s Dictionary says “paradise” derives from the Hebrew pardec, meaning an orchard or forest. It’s a reference back to Eden. This is strongly suggested by – (Rev. 2:7b) To him who overcomes, I will give the right to eat … Continue reading
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The Blue Parakeet: The Story’s End, Part 1 (The Resurrection)
We’ve covered the creation accounts, the sin of Adam and Eve, the Curse, God’s covenant with Abraham, and several strands of Old Testament thought that tie the Law of Moses tightly to Christianity, at least more tightly than we normally … Continue reading
