As I Was Saying

Last week's text was a doozy!  It was all over the map, as I attested to here.

It needed a centralizing theme or narrative.  As I studied, I was reminded of a favorite article written by Lillian Daniel.  You can find the full text here.

The thread holding it all together -- at least in my mind -- was the EMBODIMENT of the Gospel.  This is in distinction to the Gnostic privileging of souls to bodies.  This is intended to counter a religion that is "spiritual but not religious."  We need the physical body of Christ -- incarnation, suffering, death and resurrection -- just like we continue to need the corporate Body of Christ -- the church on earth and in heaven, local and global.

Christ in All Y'all

The Hope of Glory.