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  • Mourning with Those Who Mourn

    In what may be his most practical stretches of writing, Paul admonished the Roman church to “rejoice with those who rejoice; mourn with those who mourn” in Romans 12:15.1 Modern Christians, as a whole, do a pretty good job with the first part of this verse. In just the past year I’ve celebrated birthdays, marriages,…

  • Recommended Reading: May 12

    If you read one article this week, engage Evangelical Gnosticism by Abigail Rine Favale For those of you with additional reading time this fine Spring day, check out the following selections, gathered from around the interwebs. Happy reading! Theology and Churchworld Lessons from the Worst Sermon I Ever Heard by Mike McKinley Pope Francis, Nondenominationalist?…

  • Should I Hide When Mormons Come Knocking?

    One of the great privileges of serving in the local church is the opportunity to hear intriguing questions from congregants. A couple of weeks ago, I had such an experience after talking about evangelism. The topic of door-to-door Mormon missionaries  came up, and eventually our conversation turned to how to interact with non-Christian missionaries—and if…

  • A Prayer of Thanksgiving

    “Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good.” He has blessed me with gifts beyond measure with many good things that I do not deserve. For my wife and daughter—brings or joys, lights of life—thank you Lord! For my family and friends—those you’ve placed in my life to guide, grow, and come alongside me—thank…

  • Sermon-less Church: A Thought Experiment

    “If you took away the sermon from your worship service, what sort of theology could you construct from what remains?” Sometime back, a Facebook friend shared this quote from Pastor Mark Jones and it got me thinking. What would a sermon-less church service look like? What messages and theology would it convey? Would we attend?…

  • The Lord’s Prayer Rewritten

    Papa God, Your reign above all of creation, you are beyond our capacity to approach. Let your power and reign come into our world, into our lives; let you plan and desire become our plans and desires; let our world become good, true, and beautiful like your paradise. Bless us beyond our wildest imagination, Papa…

  • Recommended Reading: April 28

    If you read one article this week, engage Why “The Prince of Egypt” is the Bible Movie Viewers Deserve. For those of you with additional reading time this fine spring day, check out the following selections. Think I missed sharing something important? Let me know in the comment section below.

  • Recommended Reading: April 7

    If you read one article this week, engage The Politics of Bible Translations by Scot McKnight. For those of you with additional reading time this fine spring morning, check out the following suggestions. Happy reading!

  • Recommended Reading: March 31

    If you read one article this weekend, look at The Absurdity of the Passion by Jacob Quick. Blessed Holy Saturday Readers! Below are this week’s recommended readings, gathered from around the blogging world. May you find them as engaging and interesting as I did!

  • Ep39: Paul and Women in the Church

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