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2017-08-30T18:24:37-07:00

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Sorry, LifeWay, None of Your Authors Hold to “the Biblical View of Marriage”

Last updated on: August 30, 2017 at 6:24 pm By Chuck McKnight

LifeWay claims their authors must all hold to “the biblical view of marriage,” but I don’t think they’ve really thought through what that would mean. Read more

2017-07-12T09:24:00-07:00

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Breaking: Good Satire Discovered at the Babylon Bee

Last updated on: July 12, 2017 at 9:24 am By Chuck McKnight

Visitors to The Babylon Bee were shocked to discover something entirely new to the website: an article containing legitimately good satire. Read more

2017-07-28T11:20:34-07:00

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Faith Communities (and a Hate Group) at Bellingham Pride

Last updated on: July 28, 2017 at 11:20 am By Chuck McKnight

I was thrilled to see nine affirming congregations at my city’s Pride parade. And when love collided with hate, the response was amazing! Read more

2017-07-07T13:50:41-07:00

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Yes, I Am a Christolator

Last updated on: July 7, 2017 at 1:50 pm By Chuck McKnight

An idol is an image made to represent God. But Jesus actually is “the image of the invisible God” and “the exact representation of his being.” Read more

2017-07-05T17:21:18-07:00

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The Invisible Man and His Shadow (An Allegory)

Last updated on: July 5, 2017 at 5:21 pm By Chuck McKnight

There once was an invisible man. Though no one could see this man, they could see his shadow. But they ran into some problems. Read more

2017-07-05T17:22:03-07:00

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The Importance of Loving Yourself First

Last updated on: July 5, 2017 at 5:22 pm By Chuck McKnight

Jesus first. Others second. Yourself last. Right? Or do we have that backward? What if you should actually start by loving yourself? Read more

2017-07-05T17:22:37-07:00

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A Challenge to Those on the Fence about LGBTQ Affirmation

Last updated on: July 5, 2017 at 5:22 pm By Chuck McKnight

I get it. You don’t hate LGBTQ people. You’d like to affirm them, but you just don’t know whether God approves. That’s exactly where I was for a long time. Read more

2017-07-05T17:26:49-07:00

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Can You Love LGBTQ People while Condemning Their Relationships?

Last updated on: July 5, 2017 at 5:26 pm By Chuck McKnight

Which side of history will we land on? How will our actions appear in retrospect? Will we affirm our LGBTQ neighbors now, or will we continue causing harm? Read more

2017-12-14T09:59:07-07:00

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Transformative Love (The Beautiful Gospel of WHEAT)

Last updated on: December 14, 2017 at 9:59 am By Chuck McKnight

Salvation—theosis—is the process of being transformed by God’s love into his image. We can’t “lose” that salvation. But we can resist it. Read more

St. Gregory of Nazianzus

2017-12-14T09:58:53-07:00

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Absolute Grace (The Beautiful Gospel of WHEAT)

Last updated on: December 14, 2017 at 9:58 am By Chuck McKnight

The God revealed in Jesus is one of kenosis, which means that he cannot violate consent or free will. To do so would be to violate his own nature. Read more

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