The Jews believed they were the nation God had chosen among all the nations. And they were. But that did not give… — Christopher J. H. Wright Copy Share Image
The trouble today is that many Christians live in a kind of bubble of assumptions about what their Christianity means, especially if… — Christopher J. H. Wright Copy Share Image
We tend to speak of sin in very personal and individual terms. Jeremiah does not downplay that, but he also sees how… — Christopher J. H. Wright Copy Share Image
Perhaps preachers today need to think about the assumptions that are common in their congregation - the plausibilities and comforting assurances -… — Christopher J. H. Wright Copy Share Image
Mission means inviting all the peoples of the earth to hear the music of God's future and dance to it today. — Christopher J. H. Wright Copy Share
“Evil and sin weave their way into every aspect of God’s creation and every dimension of human personhood and life on earth.” — Christopher J. H. Wright Copy Share
It's important, though, that there are not "four gospels." There is only one gospel: the good news of what God has done through Christ… — Christopher J. H. Wright Copy Share
Old Testament Israel had some foundational pillars of faith. They were true and robust and God given. The trouble was that people had come… — Christopher J. H. Wright Copy Share
Yahweh demanded justice for the poor, compassion and equality for foreigners and refugees, systemic redress for poverty, structural mechanisms to protect the homeless and… — Christopher J. H. Wright Copy Share
What is so striking in the book of Jeremiah is how many times it is impossible to distinguish between the words of Jeremiah and… — Christopher J. H. Wright Copy Share
God cannot suffer - at least not as we do. It has some roots in Greek philosophy: if God is a perfect being, suffering… — Christopher J. H. Wright Copy Share
The Jews believed they were the nation God had chosen among all the nations. And they were. But that did not give them immunity… — Christopher J. H. Wright Copy Share
“The reality is, of course, as soon as you think seriously about it, that the mission field is everywhere, including your own street –… — Christopher J. H. Wright Copy Share
If "gospel" means good news, then Jeremiah had some for sure. He saw the judgment coming, in horrifying technicolour. But he saw beyond it… — Christopher J. H. Wright Copy Share
The trouble today is that many Christians live in a kind of bubble of assumptions about what their Christianity means, especially if it places… — Christopher J. H. Wright Copy Share
God has made us humans in God's own image. So therefore the highest way to talk about God is by some kind of analogy… — Christopher J. H. Wright Copy Share
There are four accounts of the gospel itself! The momentous events of the conception, birth, life, teaching, death, resurrection, and ascension of Jesus of… — Christopher J. H. Wright Copy Share
