In Surprised by Hope: Rethinking Heaven, the Resurrection, and the Mission of the Church, N. T. Wright challenges us to rethink our notions of heaven and the implications of the doctrine of heaven for the entire Christian faith.
In Chapter Five Wright asks what God’s purpose for creation is and how the resurrection fits into that purpose. First, he lays out two popular options for answer the question about purpose.
There’s plenty of bad news from around the globe today.
But I step outside and watch the world around me and can’t help shouting, “Hallelujah!”
Because you sprinkle the rain to quench our thirst.
You grow lush grass for the cattle. You deliver lunch for the birds.
You spread fresh-fallen snow like a white wool blanket.
You paint frost on everything in sight.
Then your warm breeze comes and transforms it to dripping water.
I watch the world and shout, “Hallelujah!”
The author below argues that increasing numbers of Christians today “connect” with God through non-traditional spiritual disciplines versus the traditional disciplines of prayer, Scripture study, etc.
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/EmergentVillage/~3/Crl-nj05yhg/how-to-be-a-spiritual-person
What do you think? How do you connect with God?
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