"Irony and Jesus" presents eleven instances of ironic stories found in the gospels and one found in the Good Friday tradition, exploring interpretations often ignored or hidden by mainstream interpreters. For example, when Jesus scolded Peter for lacking faith while walking on water, Peter sank. What if Jesus scolded Peter not for his immature faith’s inability to hold him afloat, but instead because Peter lacked the faith necessary to stay in the boat?
We often treat Scripture as a judgmental school teacher rather than as a gentle mentor leading us into a more mature experience of faith. Yet, so much of Jesus and his words, are, in the end, about the fact that God really does love everybody—everybody, scandalously, which must mean, in the end, that God loves you, just as you are. What if you read scripture through that lens, rather than the more typical judgmental lens?
A lens like that can change a life. As Rob likes to say, ”I am not literal about Scripture; I am not literal about hierarchical authority; I am literal about grace.” In these pages, you will discover a literal grace that can renew your faith.
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In deze nieuwe betoverende historische roman van de internationale bestsellerauteur van Violeta en De wind kent mijn naam reist een jonge schrijfster naar Zuid-Amerika om de waarheid over haar vader – en zichzelf – te ontdekken.
In deze nieuwe betoverende historische roman van de internationale bestsellerauteur van Violeta en De wind kent mijn naam reist een jonge schrijfster naar Zuid-Amerika om de waarheid over haar vader – en zichzelf – te ontdekken.
