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  • How to Tell If a Sermon is Good

    Every week, millions of people around the world situate themselves in moderately uncomfortable seating and listen to someone talk at them for an extended period of time. I am, of course, referring to Christians who attend church services and listen to sermons. While Christian denominations differ on all manner of doctrine and practice, the proclamation…

  • Recommended Reading: February 17

    If you read one article this week, look at The Fast Before the Feast by Aphrodite Kishi. For those of you with additional time to read, check out the following links. Happy weekend reading!

  • What I’ve Been Reading

    Over at Conciliar Post, we’ve got a nice collection of short write-ups on the books that some of our writers have been reading. My contributions are included below, but I’d encourage you to check out what else we’re been reading by clicking here.

  • A Prayer

    Papa, you reign above all creation, you are beyond my capacity to approach. Let your power and reign come into our world, into our lives; let your plan and desires become our plans and desires; let our world become as good, true, and beautiful as your paradise. Bless us beyond our wildest imaginations, Papa; give…

  • Recommended Reading: February 3

    Happy weekend, dear readers! If you engage one article from this week, look at My Larry Nasser Testimony Went Viral, But There’s More to the Gospel than Forgiveness by Rachel Denhollander. For those of you with additional reading time, check out the following selections, gathered from around the blogging world.

  • Recommended Reading: January 27

    If you engage one thing this week, read or watch The Testimony of a Former Gymnast Who Confronts Her Abuser by Rachel Denhollander via TGC. For those of you with additional reading time this weekend, check out the following articles. Think I missed sharing something important? Let me know in the comments section below. Happy…

  • Ep32: Introduction to Urban Legends of the New Testament

    This episode introduces the “Urban Legends of the New Testament” series and looks at the urban legend of where Jesus was born.

  • Book Review: The Old Testament Case for Nonviolence (Fleischer)

    Did God command Israel to commit atrocities when conquering the Promised Land? Does He approve when people go to war in His name? Is the God of the Old Testament truly a homicidal maniac, as some have said? In The Old Testament Case for Nonviolence, Matthew Curtis Fleischer tackles these questions—and much more—with a thorough…

  • Recommended Reading: December 9

    If you read one article from this past week, engage Why You Should Surround Yourself With More Books Than You’ll Ever Have Time to Read by Jessica Stillman. For those of you with additional reading time this wintery weekend, check out the following selections, gathered from around the blogging world (over the past few weeks,…

  • A Proposal: When the Rubber Meets the Road

    This post is part of a proposal for approaching theology from the perspective of history. When the Rubber Meets the Road The final step of this process brings the historical insights of what the Shepherd of Hermas indicates about the teaching authority of woman into conversation with contemporary conversations about women in the church. Here,…