Tag: Christianity Today

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    The public square and Christian voices

    I am grateful for solid Christian thinkers and communicators who stand in the public square to bring solid comment to our current cultural messes.

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    Interesting reading

    I have been hitting some articles and essays over the past few weeks and wanted to pass along the fun, the challenging, and the insane. First, some Mark Twain quotes:

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    Walk deeper than ever before

    Russell Moore writes: The nonstop news cycle and drama won’t be some unforeseen circumstance. It’s what the American people voted for. The theory that people would want to “turn the page” on all that, offered by Vice President Kamala Harris, proved false. Turns out most people liked the drama just fine. So here we go.

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    The serious pursuit of Christ

    I have some deep questions driving me right now. I want Christ formed in me. Not just in me… because I believe in the gospel of Jesus Christ and he didn’t do all this for me alone. He is about the business of redeeming and reclaiming the world. This I believe.

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    Resisting powers need not be violent

    A 2023 study from the University of Virginia’s Center for Politics found that 40 percent of both Biden and Trump supporters “at least somewhat believed the other side had become so extreme that it is acceptable to use violence to prevent them from achieving their goals.” 

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    Jesus and the Powers, Part 6

    It’s been a week without writing mainly because I’ve been absorbing the political shooting from last week and then seeing how it might play out in the Republican National Convention. Along with that was preparation for this coming week’s book study group on Jesus and the Powers. It’s been a week of absorbing and reflecting.

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    Church hurt… where do we go?

    Just as the last post I shared a podcast on someone wrestling with their faith/theology/public belief, etc., and had areas I that resonated with me, this podcast is much the same.

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    Face the darkness and see a great light

    I am reading an Advent devotional put out by Christianity Today and Rich Villodas reflects on Isaiah 9:1-2 in a powerful way. Villodas pastors in New York City and is a native New Yorker. He admits he’s never been to the 9/11 Memorial. He hasn’t gone because it is a reminder of intense darkness.

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    Hope in darkness

    Hope and light in the darkness comes when WE are the light of Christ. We become the light of Christ when we deal with the darkness in our own lives.

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    Rise and Fall of Mars Hill

    I recently finished the podcast series “The Rise and Fall of Mars Hill.” The last two episodes clock in at well about 2.5 hours EACH… so, brace yourselves.