Author: Jonathan Dodson

Bonhoeffer on Reading Redemptive-historically

The following quote is excerpted from Bonhoffer’s ruminations on reading the Scriptures in community in Life Together, particularly as a family.

As a whole the Scriptures are God’s revealing Word. Only in the infiniteness of its inner relationships, in the connnection of Old and New Testaments, of promise and fulfillment, sacrifice and law, law and gospel, cross and resurrection, faith and obedience, having and hoping, will the full witness to Jesus Christ the Lord be perceived.

He concludes that readings from Psalms is not sufficient. In addition, he argues for chapter length readings from both Old and New Testaments. Aversion to such lengthy readings, he claims, should “fill us with profound shame” and that “both adult and child wil never finish aquiring knowledge of its (Scripture) story.” Agree or disagree?

Pimp Your Friend

These are days of lean community, and singles are in search of ways to connect. I recently sat next to the creator of Pimp Your Friend at a local coffee shop. Her desire is to ultimately create couple connections that last. She includes various venues for connecting points, including churches.

Would you post your website/singles ministry on Pimp Your Friend? Why or why not?