Notes from the Balcony

Ongoing comment and dialogue on being a new church in a new world - A Blog by John Montgomery

[The Bible] is not, for a start, a list of rules, though it contains many commandments of various sorts and in various contexts. Nor is it a compendium of true doctrines, though, of course, many parts of the Bible declare great truths about God, Jesus, the world and ourselves in no uncertain terms. Most of its constituent parts, and all of it when put together (whether in the Jewish canonical form or the Christian form), can best be described as story. This is a complicated and much-discussed theme, but there is nothing to be gained by ignoring it. - N.T. Wright

Wednesday, February 21, 2007

Ash Wednesdy 2007


"Remember, you came from dust, to dust you will return!"

So you say "I want to pick up Jesus' apostolic project"

You say "The Kingdom of God is at hand. Repent and Believe the good news."

- that is, in the battle between good and evil, even though it looks like evil is winning, the outcome is certain, evil will end and God will reign. Now if your past loyalties are a little questionable, then this would be a good time to rethink them!

But you say, "someone needs to watch my retirement account." - Jesus reminds us that it is very hard for the rich to enter....

But you say, "I must honor my family obligations." Jesus reminds us to let the dead bury the dead....

"Remember, you came from dust, to dust you will return!"

Note: Picture from Trinity on Wallstreet.

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