Author Archives: The Briefing
The theology of the Promised Land
The Land of Promise: Biblical, Theological and Contemporary Perspectives
Philip Johnston & Peter Walker (eds)
IVP, 2001, 240 pp.
The Israeli/Palestinian conflict is constantly in our headlines. To whom should the land belong? What does the Bible say? The promised land is a difficult issue. There is much said about it in the Old Testament, but very little in the New Testament. Why is that?
Replies to Elle-Candy or Depardieu?
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Replies to Elle-A woman’s perspective
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A long, hard look at ourselves
Life
Jane Tooher developed this article on self-image from a conference address to Christian women, but its argument about where we find our sense of self applies more broadly. Her question: is it possible to understand yourself without reference to God?
Replies to Elle-A feast awaits us
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Leap into the dark
Couldn't Help Noticing
Freedom of religion v. freedom of employment
Couldn't Help Noticing
The tragedy of Mary of Coogee
Interview: Contending with Rowan Williams
Why I walked: Sometimes loving a denomination requires you to fight
Screwtape continued
Do as I do
Review
Relational Leadership
Walter C. Wright
Paternoster Press, 2002, 230pp.
Walter Wright has collected a range of helpful leadership wisdom into this book on Christian leadership. The sources he draws upon include secular leadership material, his own experience (which includes over a decade as President of Regent College, Vancouver), and the Bible—in particular Jude, Philemon and Colossians.