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2017-08-13T21:49:30-04:00

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Stephen the deacon was martyred by first-century nationalists

Last updated on: August 13, 2017 at 9:49 pm By Neil Carlson

When it comes to an ideological battle between nationalism and cosmopolitanism, the New Testament is entirely on the side of cosmopolitanism. Nationalists are the villains! Nowhere is the story more powerfully told than in the martyrdom of Stephen. Yet, if you learned to read Acts 6 and 7 the way I did, you probably think about this pivotal, bloody, highly political event in our faith history with a distracted yawn. Stephen is appointed, does some stuff, goes to court, gives a... Read more

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2017-01-01T22:18:53-04:00

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Paul models resistance to discrimination

Last updated on: January 1, 2017 at 10:18 pm By Neil Carlson

It’s clear that justification by faith in Galatians is rightly understood as general and eternal doctrine. But it’s too easy for distant readers like us to perceive a watered-down, bloodless abstraction of the “works of the law”. Paul wrote of a specific conflict with the apostle Peter over discrimination against Gentiles. Read more

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2016-03-25T12:35:00-04:00

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The exemplary restraint of the ultimate conservative leader

Last updated on: March 25, 2016 at 12:35 pm By Neil Carlson

God Himself, incarnate with human nerve endings, complete with adrenaline, cortisol, and endorphines, was being fiercely provoked to show Himself. How did He react? Read more

2016-02-08T18:40:49-04:00

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Wheaton, model strong leadership: defend Dr. Hawkins

Last updated on: February 8, 2016 at 6:40 pm By Neil Carlson

Do pastors, entrepreneurs, managers, and supervisors have anything to do with the controversy over Wheaton College Professor Larycia Hawkins? Absolutely. This is not an obscure and bizarre academic controversy. It’s very relevant to your job and your company and your church. Read more

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2016-02-08T18:43:11-04:00

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Follow a Jewish carpenter: Joseph

Last updated on: February 8, 2016 at 6:43 pm By Neil Carlson

Faced with the scandal of his fiancee's pregnancy, Joseph was a good man with honorable instincts. But good wasn’t enough for God, who challenged Joseph to take Mary's humiliation upon himself. Read more

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2016-02-08T18:43:47-04:00

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Our model for leadership is a pagan prostitute

Last updated on: February 8, 2016 at 6:43 pm By Neil Carlson

What is a Canaanite prostitute from Jericho doing right next to "our father Abraham" as an example of "faith with deeds" in the best-known passage of the Biblical letter from James (2:14-28)? Read more

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2015-11-16T01:34:43-04:00

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Want to lead? Exhibit, expect, and enable a growth mindset.

Last updated on: November 16, 2015 at 1:34 am By Neil Carlson

Research findings show achievable benefits from a growth mindset and avoidable costs of believing people can't grow. Read more

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2015-11-17T00:30:58-04:00

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Let’s talk US religion and politics … with charts!

Last updated on: November 17, 2015 at 12:30 am By Neil Carlson

Find your favorite religious (or irreligious) group in political space! Introducing a powerful interactive visualization of the 2007 Pew Religious Landscape Survey data, with a 2014 update to come soon. Read more

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2015-11-17T00:32:00-04:00

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Banish the bullies: don’t stand for workplace tyranny

Last updated on: November 17, 2015 at 12:32 am By Neil Carlson

How's this for a scary Halloween story: bullies in the workplace will destroy a culture of cooperation and replace it with cutthroat competition. Read more

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2015-10-31T20:35:29-04:00

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The secret to workplace success? Live it.

Last updated on: October 31, 2015 at 8:35 pm By Neil Carlson

The problem with the church is not that we aren't holy enough, that we aren't set apart. It's that we too easily come to behave as if holiness and spirituality mean we act strangely on Sundays and look down on everyone else all week. That's not being set apart. It's a simple, straightforward reflection of worldly, corporate, popular culture that does exactly the same thing with the workplace. Read more

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