Tag: New Testament
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When the Song Follows Us Home: Paul’s Vision of a Living Offering
A Greek Reading of Romans 12 and the Shape of Worship by Dee Ann Loving-Tackitt “I appeal to you therefore, brothers and sisters, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship” (Romans 12:1). The Rhythm of Worship in Everyday Life…
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Follow Jesus: The True Direction of the Law
by Dee Ann Loving-Tackitt Opening Scripture“For I desire mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings.” (Hosea 6:6; cf. Matthew 9:13) The Tension Between Legalism and Mercy Legalism has always been uncomfortable with mercy. It clings tightly to rules, even when God Himself shows that mercy is the deeper law. Yet the…
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When Mark Returns AGAIN to the Writing Center
I’ve been scribing the Gospels lately—just twenty verses into Mark chapter 1—and I finally decided it was time. I needed to call Mark into the Writing Center. Yes, that Mark. The one who wrote the shortest, fastest, most breathless Gospel in the New Testament. The one who can’t seem to write a paragraph without sprinting.…