Monthly Archives: May 2014

Climate change and the bronze age collapse

Posted on May 28, 2014 by theoutwardquest

I saw this opinion piece by Eric H. Cline from the New York Times. The author says that the collapse of several civilizations around the eastern Mediterranean at the end of the Bronze age is relevant for today, because climate change … Continue reading →

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Drawn out of the man cave

Posted on May 28, 2014 by theoutwardquest

Today is probably the only day I will blog  at all this week. Life has gotten in the way of reading and blogging. Two weeks ago the pastor at our church went back to his sweet home of Alabama.  I knew … Continue reading →

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Wright-orange calvinist individualism

Posted on May 22, 2014 by theoutwardquest

  I am reading and reacting to Christopher Wright’s book, The Mission of God. Way deep in the book comes the following, which helped me put his argument in context: I write as a son of Northern Ireland. That has … Continue reading →

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Wright-neither spiritual nor political

Posted on May 21, 2014 by theoutwardquest

As I predicted, Christopher Wright tries not to go all left-wing with his use of the exodus to define mission. He set up two opposing wrong conclusions (I am blogging through his The Mission of God). He is unsatisfied with … Continue reading →

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Wright-redemption

Posted on May 19, 2014 by theoutwardquest

What answer would an Israelite would give to the question, “Are you saved?” Christopher Wright in The Mission of God says the ancient Jew would tell you the story of the exodus. Wright is arguing that our mission has to … Continue reading →

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Sinners at Dinner

Posted on May 16, 2014 by theoutwardquest

My favorite TV show may be Blue Bloods. At least I appreciate that in this show there is a family centered around their faith. They are Irish Catholics. They don’t always get along. But always they gather for Sunday dinner … Continue reading →

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Wright-universality and particularity

Posted on May 15, 2014 by theoutwardquest

From much of the historical-critical treatment of the Bible you get the impression that the universal nature of mission only arose in the later prophets. Christopher Wright in The Mission of God disagrees with this. He does not think the … Continue reading →

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Wright-blessing

Posted on May 13, 2014 by theoutwardquest

I have been reading and commenting about Christopher Wright’s book, The Mission of God. I have been distracted by some storm damage here. We were on the edge of a tornado, apparently. A big maple tree in my backyard partly … Continue reading →

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Wild-Essentialism

Posted on May 8, 2014 by theoutwardquest

“In fact, to possess spatio-temporal properties is the same as to exist.”  (John Wild (2013-07-25). The Challenge of Existentialism (Kindle Locations 482-483). New Albany. Kindle Edition.) This was John Wild’s description of the view of atomistic essentialism stemming from David … Continue reading →

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The Citadel of the Jebusites

Posted on May 7, 2014 by theoutwardquest

Eli Shukron, an Israeli archeologist, says he has discovered the citadel of the Jebusites that King David captured (2 Samuel 5:7-9).  I am reserving judgment.  But you can read the story here. Note how politics is all wrapped up with … Continue reading →

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