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The meaning of kenosis
“The verb here rendered ‘emptied’ is in constant use in a metaphorical sense (so only in the New Testament: Romans. […]
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Kenosis is God Minus
At a theological level kenosis appears to move in the wrong direction. Its basic equation is: incarnation = God minus. […]
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Absence of fasting
The absence of fasting is the measure of our contentment with the absence of Christ. John PiperClick to TweetFrom the […]
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How to be the hope of the world
Newsflash of the day: “Christians trying to be like God” are not the hope of the world. It’s Christ in […]
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Emmaus
Cleopas and his companion accepted the gentle rebuke that Jesus made, “How foolish you are, and how slow of heart […]
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Jesus opened the scriptures
Jesus must have given the Emmaus travellers the greatest Old Testament exposition in history – to a congregation of two! […]
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Bono on Jesus
“Jesus isn’t lettin’ you off the hook. The Scriptures don’t let you off the hook so easily… When people say, […]
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Emptied himself
Philippians 2:6-11 This text does not assert that the eternal Son of God gave up or surrendered any attributes of […]
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Son of man came to….
There are three ways the New Testament completes the sentence, “The Son of Man came . . .” “The Son […]
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food matters
Food matters. Meals matter. Meals are full of significance. “Few acts are more expressive of companionship than the shared meal. […]