Yahweh demanded justice for the poor, compassion and equality for foreigners and refugees, systemic redress for poverty, structural mechanisms to protect the homeless and family-less from abuse and destitution, fair and equitable distribution of land, integrity in the judicial system,… — 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 - which may in themselves have biblical truth, but can easily become insurance policies waved around as immunity from… — 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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
