“For Mark, all the signs are that he was thinking, as many other early Christians were in his day, of the term ‘God’s son’ as having at least four meanings. First, in the Old Testament Israel itself is ‘God’s son’… — Tom Wright Copy Share Image
“But Jesus is talking about God becoming king in order to explain the things he himself is doing. He isn’t pointing away from himself… — Tom Wright Copy Share Image
“And if we believe it, and pray, as he taught us, for God’s kingdom to come on earth as in heaven, there is no… — Tom Wright Copy Share Image
“The gospels offer us not so much a different kind of human, but a different kind of God: a God who, having made humans… — Tom Wright Copy Share Image
“Learning to believe what doesn’t at the moment feel true is an essential part of being a Christian,” — Tom Wright Copy Share Image
“16‘You didn’t choose me. I chose you, and I appointed you to go and bear fruit, fruit that would last. Then the father will… — Tom Wright Copy Share Image
“There is no shame in spirit-trouble; it’s what you get when you’re a footwasher, a generous-love person, open to deep friendship and to the… — Tom Wright Copy Share Image
“Getting A’s in school is useless if you don’t get a profitable skill.” — Tom Wright Copy Share Image
“All the functions of the Temple – festival, presence, priesthood, and now sacrifice – have devolved onto Jesus. This is the heart of John’s… — Tom Wright Copy Share Image
“We are all different, and as the old Puritans said, God does not break all hearts in the same way. But it is a… — Tom Wright Copy Share Image
“For Mark, all the signs are that he was thinking, as many other early Christians were in his day, of the term ‘God’s son’… — Tom Wright Copy Share Image
