Tag Archives: eschatology

Missional living: longing for a new heaven and a new earth

Posted on May 21, 2014 by Mark Love

Look, all you have to see is a West Texas sunset, or Mt. Hood on a clear day, or a Miguel Cabrera home run to know that creation is good. Whatever the results of “the Fall,” creation did not stop … Continue reading →

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Jesus’ baptism and ours: the Jordan River runs through Romans

Posted on April 1, 2014 by Mark Love

Before my baptism, I memorized Romans 6:1-14. A seminal text for sure. “What shall we say then, shall we persist in sin that grace may abound? By no means! … Do you not know that all of us who were … Continue reading →

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Jesus’ Baptism and Ours: I should be baptized by you

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Mark Love

In both Matthew and Luke, John the Baptist protests Jesus’ request to be baptized. “I need to be baptized by you. And do you come to me?” We understand John’s reluctance. Jesus seems to us an unlikely candidate for a … Continue reading →

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The Baptism of Jesus and Ours

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Mark Love

It’s been awhile since I’ve seen one, but in the days of my youth it was not uncommon to see behind the pulpit a baptistry with a painted scene of the Jordan River. I had no need of such a … Continue reading →

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Your sons and daughters shall prophecy…one last piece

Posted on November 5, 2013 by Mark Love

“And suddenly from heaven there came a sound like the rush of a violent wind, and it filled the entire house where they were sitting. Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of … Continue reading →

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Your kingdom come…on earth as it is in heaven: further points on my gender-inclusive journey

Posted on November 4, 2013 by Mark Love

My mother, as a girl, was taught that Christians should not say the Lord’s Prayer. The reason? Because it was no longer needed, since the Kingdom had already come. It was a model prayer, it turns out, for only a … Continue reading →

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What I Wanted to Hear this Easter, But Didn’t

Posted on April 1, 2013 by Mark Love

I’m trying not to make this a grumpy old theologian post. I had a great holy week. In my tradition, we haven’t typically made a big fuss about Easter. That’s something other people did. Every Sunday was Easter for us. … Continue reading →

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Paul’s Temporal Imagination: what difference does it make?

Posted on July 19, 2012 by Mark Love

OK, last post I got some feedback on Facebook. Went something like this: you’re a fancy thinker and writer and all, mr. smartypantsblogger. But what does any of this have to do with anything? I think that is a direct … Continue reading →

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