{"id":104080,"date":"2021-07-15T09:00:36","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T13:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=104080"},"modified":"2021-07-15T14:25:45","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T18:25:45","slug":"mockingbird-joshua-simpson-reviews-fleming-rutledges-newest-book-the-gospel-on-repeat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=104080","title":{"rendered":"(Mockingbird) Joshua Simpson reviews Fleming Rutledge’s newest book–The Gospel, On Repeat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Rutledge repeats a cycle of sober assessment and hope \u2014 a hope that is expressly found in Christ. Readers of The Crucifixion<\/i><\/a> will observe that her magnum opus really was the result of a lifelong, cruciform ministry. She reiterates Paul\u2019s exhortation that all are unrighteous<\/i> and that we must be saved by a power outside<\/i> of ourselves.<\/p>\n

[Jesus] is willing to die even for such poor specimens as you and me, covering our unrighteousness with his righteousness, offering his life to save us from death, victorious over the old Adam, the Judge judged in our place. He has compensated for our too-short list of good deeds by his one great deed.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The sermons are varied and based upon an array of scripture readings, yet more often than not Rutledge sets our gaze on the crucified and resurrected Christ. As I read through Means of Grace<\/i>, I realized why I am drawn to the writings of Fleming Rutledge: she can\u2019t stop talking about the core event that changed the history of the cosmos. My soul needs to hear the story of Christ\u2019s death, resurrection, and future coming over and over again. I\u2019m not sure that another self-help sermon will change my life. I am not convinced that a preacher will provide five steps to resolve my anxiety, improve my self-esteem, etc. But the problems I face, and perhaps the problems you face, seem far less daunting when nestled within God\u2019s bigger story.<\/p>\n

Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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"…I realized why I am drawn to the writings of Fleming Rutledge: she can\u2019t stop talking about the core event that changed the history of the cosmos. My soul needs to hear the story of Christ\u2019s death, resurrection, and future coming over and over again."https:\/\/t.co\/L1koGyNAes<\/a><\/p>\n

— Rosdahl (@rosevalley52) July 14, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n