2009-10-08T13:40:27-05:00 GCI info@gospel.com /feeds/topics/The+Message/ http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=1%20Corinthians%201:18&version=NIV 2009-10-08T13:40:27-05:00 The message of the Gospel doesn't seem to make sense. In fact, Paul writes that it is foolishness--nonsense--to those who choose to reject it. In fact, the Gospel defies human reason; from a purely human perspective, it's hard to accept it as true! But when the Holy Spirit speaks to us, we are opened up to its truth. http://biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew%2010:7-8&version=NIV 2009-09-11T13:54:54-05:00 Jesus commanded his disciples to go out into Israel, preaching the message that the kingdom of God was near. Our mission today is the same: to proclaim to the world that Jesus saves, and that he is bringing about the kingdom of God. http://navpress.com/store/product.aspx?id=9781576839591 2008-05-07T14:31:42-05:00 Conversations The Message Bible with Its Translator - Including Author Notes and Reflections by Eugene H. Peterson http://navpress.com/store/product.aspx?id=9781600062315 2008-04-18T19:49:50-05:00 THE MOST WIDELY READ PARAPHRASE NOW INCLUDES THE MOST REQUESTED FEATURES http://navpress.com/store/product.aspx?id=9781600062339 2008-04-14T16:05:49-05:00 The Invitation, a simple guide to the Bible written not for the scholar (though scholars have asked for it) but for today’s Everyman and Everywoman.