This past Monday, I enjoyed the great privilege of attending a lecture given by N.T. Wright, retired Anglican bishop and (active) writer and scholar, at Kenwood Baptist Church in Cincinnati. I’ve read several of his books in formal and informal study, and just today ordered his newest: The Day the Revolution Began: Reconsidering the Meaning of Jesus’s Crucifixion (published last October).
Wright’s lecture drew in great measure upon this topic – so appropriate for the beginning of this Easter season. You’ll probably hear echoes of his insights in coming sermons at Calvary!
From the back cover of the book: “N.T. Wright thinks the church has reduced and distorted the central story at the heart of the Christian faith: the death of Jesus on the cross. He argues that the New Testament writers were talking about something bigger, more dangerous, and altogether more explosive than we imagined. They were inviting us to join a revolution, one that began on a Friday afternoon on a hill outside Jerusalem.”
If that isn’t enough of a teaser, check out the video made of Monday’s lecture – about an hour and a quarter in length – here.
Wishing you every Easter joy,
Mtr. TJ