Well why not? Maybe I can make my blog a running commentary on Christianity Today…
I’m now in possession of the April issue, which features a lovely picture of Jesus with a crown of thorns, and the promise of a Scot McKnight article on why the failure to find the “real” Jesus is a good thing.
But since I promised to live in denial of lent, I’ll start with the resurrection article: “A Resurrection That Matters (36-39).” And who knows? If you get yours in the next week or so you might even have a chance to read it before Easter.
With a set-up to the effect that the Cross is all that most of our gospel presentations need, the article goes on to talk about the resurrection transforming Jesus himself. Jesus becomes king and lord over all.
The article then goes on to talk about how we share in Jesus’ resurrection life: we become children of God and are justified because we’re united with the resurrected Christ (38). Not only does this tie us inseparably to Christ, it ties us inseparably to the coming new creation that has already begun (39).
The article wraps up with a reflection on what I’d call our missional identity: “The vocation and mission of the church as a sent people depends on the resurrected Jesus as our sender” (39).
I couldn’t have said it better myself.
Well… ok… so I really couldn’t have said it any better because it’s me who’s saying it. So sue me. I’ll post a link when it goes online.
At the end of the article they call me “associate professor.” I’m assuming that CT has the power to hand out promotions at evangelical seminaries, so I’m pretty excited about that.