Author Archives: davetcourt

When I was asked to preach and given the parameters for what to preach on- our current series on “call” passages in the Bible- I initially found myself struggling to know where to start and how to narrow it down. So I decided simply to give some time to reflecting on what had been resonatingContinue reading “Transcript of a sermon I gave on Phillipians 2:1-11”

Movies Mad God (Phil Tippett, 2022)This is madness on a whole other level. The metaphors are rich, and it’s hard not to see our present reality in the chaos. The animation, done using intricate and detailed stop motion, is simply otherworldly, which helps to transport us into its depraved world. Cycles loom large here, leavingContinue reading “Month In Review: Favorite, Watches, Reads, and Listens For The Month of June 2022”

I thought this was kind of cool. Why I love the study of scripture. Three separate sources all connecting with a similar thread yesterday: Regent College Podcast Episode 209: Reading the Scriptures in Israel-Palestine Today – With Dr. Yohanna KatanachoThis is an interview with Katanacho about his new book called “The Land of Christ: AContinue reading “The Land, The Scattering, and the Genesis of God’s Love Demonstated in Love of Other”

Speaking of the relationship of justice to the Christian story and Gospel, author Douglas Harink in his book Resurrecting Justice: Reading Romans for the Life of the World addresses the role of the Law in Paul’s mind. He writes, “IN ALMOST EVERYONE’S MIND, justice and law, if not the same thing, are very closely relatedContinue reading “Justice, Law, and the Counter-Cultural Nature of Jesus: Reading Romans”

So this might be controversial to some, which will continue to surprise me (but not at the same time I guess). But I’ll say this anyways since it is a thought that has been on my mind. It seems logical to expect that if a God who decides to incarnate Godself into a particular pointContinue reading “A Month of Pride: Wrestling With Scripture and the Christian Response to LBGTQ+”

Movies The Innocents (Eskil Vogt, 2022) This is the kind of film that lets the questions it raises linger. It’s a slow burn and it’s also a horror piece, but both of these aspects play a role in telling a deeply committed human drama about what it means to be a child in a worldContinue reading “Month in Review: My Favorite Watches, Reads, Listens For May, 2022”

I thought this was kind of cool. Why I love the study of scripture. Three separate sources all connecting with a similar thread yesterday: Regent College Podcast Episode 209: Reading the Scriptures in Israel-Palestine Today – With Dr. Yohanna Katanacho This is an interview with Katanacho about his new book called “The Land of Christ:Continue reading “The Land, The Blessing and the Seed: Reading Genesis and Romans Together”

“I don’t want you to be ignorant of this mystery, brothers, so that you may not be conceited: “Israel has experienced a hardening in part until the full number of the Gentiles has come in. And so all Israel will be saved, as it is written:‘The deliverer will come from Zion; he wil turn godlessnessContinue reading “Romans 9-11: Reclaiming the Story of Israel”

“May the God who gives endurance and encouragement give you a spirit of unity among yourselves as you follow Christ Jesus, so that with one heart and mouth you may glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Accept one another, then, just as Christ accepted you, in order to bring praise toContinue reading “Romans 15,16: God’s Wrath, God’s Kindness, and the Path From Sin To Justice”

Reading with much fear and trembling in Romans 13 this morning. If Romans is a highly contentous book in Christian theology, this chapter, or at least the first 7 verses, might reflect the height of this tension given how it has been used to justify nationalism, political and religious allegiances, violence, and, of course, appealsContinue reading “Romans 13: Death, Taxes and Reclaiming Justice”