If you haven’t seen N.T. Wright’s appearance on the Colbert Report, you should check it out. You can see the video here.
I was struck by two things as I watched this interview:
- Colbert seemed genuinely interested in what N.T. Wright had to say.
- While I do not regularly watch the Colbert Report (we don’t even have cable at the moment), this interview seemed to be longer than most of the interviews I have seen him do.
Bishop Wright was on the show to talk about his new book: Surprised by Hope. I was given a copy of the book for my birthday and am really enjoying it so far. I may write more about it later, but after reading roughly a 1/3 of it, I would already strongly recommend it to any Christian who wants to have a more solid grasp of what the Bible teaches about the resurrection, death, and heaven.
(Thanks to Will at Ramblings from Red Rose for making me aware of this interview.)
Kevin M. Watson 
Missed that one.
One of the things I miss about the Metroplex is the number of over the air broadcast stations but I guess that is going to change in Feb.
Thanks for the link to the interview–the book itself is top-notch. I picked it up right before Easter and devoured it in a couple of days. Great stuff.
Kevin,
This is off topic: I had a customer in the store yesterday asking for a Methodist translation of the Bible. What translation would that be?
It is refreshing to me rather than surprising to know that more and more Godly men and women are beginning to “get it”. I have been allowing myself to be discipled by Dr. Robert Thompson who preaches the Kingdom better than anyone I know; he’s still learning and is well worth looking in to if you loved Wright’s book. My youtube channel has some of his video messages which will lead you to his website. Check it out; you may be surprised once again.
http://www.youtube.com/user/KingdomUploader
Love and blessings,
kevin
Ben – You are very welcome! The book was excellent.
Dee – There is no official Methodist translation of the Bible as far as I am aware. I would guess that the NRSV is most often used by UM pastors and leaders. However, at least in the Bible belt, I would guess that most UM laity read the NIV… that is my limited experience. (There was a Wesley Study Bible in print for a while, but it is out of print and very expensive when it is available online.)
kevin – Thanks for your comment. I do not recall saying that I was surprised by Wright’s book. However, I can agree with you that his work is refreshing. Thanks for stopping by.
Kevin,
Thinks for the info. I thought maybe NIV or NRSV might be commonly used. However more churches are using the ESV now.