McKnight was all over my post on his blog…3 minutes for an answer! But he did respond…Thanks Doc…
You are surely right about the possible impact of eschatology on (1) focusing our entire life on the future and (2) neglecting our current world.
But, Newbigin’s point is of another sort: namely, that truth and finality are to be found at the end, that it means everything in the present world is only partial, but that the future vision should completely shape us now. So, for Newbigin the future vision energizes commitment to the present and keeps us humble.
Guess I was write and wrong? LOL
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David is an entrepreneur, pastor, coach, and author. He has his doctorate from George Fox Seminary where he studied under Len Sweet, his M.Div. from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary and has done post graduate work in communications from the University of Alabama and the University of South Florida. He lives with his wife Brenna Phillips in Smyrna, DE. 
