All posts tagged gospel

parables as metaphor…

December 4, 2009, 1 Comment

photo by Erik Johansson ____________________________________ Jesus seems to like metaphors and analogies, parables and stories… He used this phr ...

the gospel as fairy tale…

November 6, 2009, No comments

The last of three ruminations on Frederick Buechner’s, “Telling the Truth: The Gospel as Tragedy, Comedy, & Fairy Tale.” Over the past few ...

the gospel as comedy…

November 5, 2009, No comments

The second of three ruminations on Frederick Buechner’s, “Telling the Truth: The Gospel as Tragedy, Comedy, & Fairy Tale.” Yesterday, I wro ...

  • the gospel as tragedy…
    November 4, 2009, No comments

    The first of three ruminations on Frederick Buechner’s, “Telling the Truth: The Gospel as Tragedy, Comedy, & Fairy Tale.” The Gospel as Story Only in embracing the full story of ...

  • what jesus looks like…
    July 28, 2009, 1 Comment

    Yesterday, I posted some pictures of Jesus and asked the question, “What does your Jesus look like?” With the hope that these images will spur ruminations about the icon of ...

  • the gospel doesn't need marketing
    February 8, 2009, No comments

    Jesus doesn’t need to be marketed, he needs to be incarnated. Living an incarnational life is more effective than marketing the gospel like a consumer product that needs to be ...