Tag Archives: cruciform

By God’s mercies: secured by the resurrection

Posted on December 16, 2014 by Mark Love

I often tell church leaders that a typical response in leadership to anxiety is to enact greater measures of control. Whatever short term gains are made through these measures, they often result in negative long-term consequences. Instead, and perhaps counter-intuitively, … Continue reading →

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The Hold Steady and Being Born Again

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Mark Love

I found The Hold Steady much later than I should have. They’ve been making music since 2004 in the Bruce Springsteen mold. Rock and Roll and great stories. They even sound a little like the Boss. They’re from Minneapolis, which … Continue reading →

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Streaming Images: Our recent conference, Oct 9-11, No Fear, Only Love

Posted on November 1, 2014 by Mark Love
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What has to be true

Posted on June 2, 2014 by Mark Love

I know the measure of the gospel is not my ability to believe it. It doesn’t stop being good news because I don’t believe it. But it does have to sound like good news to me for me to believe … Continue reading →

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The Divine is in the Details: Reflections on Peace, Power, and Process

Posted on October 29, 2012 by Mark Love

As Paul says, “the kingdom of God is not about talk, but power.” Indeed. I am of the opinion that there is no place where the gospel becomes more practical than in matters related to power.  I want to quickly … Continue reading →

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Being Saved: living in patterns of trust

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Mark Love

In a previous post, I wrote that our own participation in the “word of the cross” is saving. Put another way, when the death and resurrection of Jesus becomes autobiographical for us, we find ourselves being saved. But what does … Continue reading →

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We are Being Saved: I’ll have mine venti, please

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Mark Love

If you ordered a tall, skinny, salvation latte, you would be getting forgiveness of sins and a home in heaven. I prefer, however, a venti, whole milk, hazelnut salvation latte. And what I get here is the opportunity to participate … Continue reading →

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We are Being Saved: The Word of the Cross

Posted on February 29, 2012 by Mark Love

As we noticed in our previous post, in three places, Paul uses the phrase “being saved.” In all three of those texts, there is an emphasis on the death of Jesus. For those being saved, the word of the cross … Continue reading →

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The Gospel and Cultures: The location of the gospel story

Posted on February 27, 2012 by Mark Love

This piece is written primarily for the benefit of my grad students who are taking an online class, Gospel and Cultures. I think it’s pretty important stuff for all of us to think about though. So, you get to read … Continue reading →

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You Are a Theologian: Be a Good One

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Mark Love

Here’s my bold claim of the day: theology is about God. I’ll give you a minute to gather yourself. How about them Red Wings? Ok, let me see if I can make the claim a little bolder. Theology is not … Continue reading →

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