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2026-08-16T20:38:09-07:00

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Bear One Another’s Burdens, But Carry Your Own Load

Last updated on: August 16, 2026 at 8:38 pm By Brad Vaughn

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At first glance, Paul seems to contradict himself within the span of three verses. In Galatians 6:2, we read, “Bear one another’s burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.” Then, almost immediately, Paul adds, “For each will have to bear his own load.” (Gal. 6:5) So which is it? Should Christians carry one another’s burdens, or is everyone responsible for his own? The tension is not merely an exegetical curiosity. It points to something fundamental about Christian community: we’re... Read more

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2026-11-02T10:41:12-07:00

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Coming to ETS? Don’t Miss This Session

Last updated on: November 2, 2026 at 10:41 am By Brad Vaughn

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Coming to Denver for ETS in two weeks? Come check out the session I’ll be presenting at. Lots of good stuff in this one. Here’s the information you need. It’ll be on Wednesday. Socio-Cultural Interpretation: Recovering Mediterranean Social Constructs of Honor and Shame for Exegetical Clarity Plaza Building – Concourse Level: Plaza Court 6 3:00 PM – 3:40 PM Brad Vaughn (Grand Canyon University) Honor and Shame in Exegesis: Guardrails for a Socio-Cultural Reading of Scripture 3:50 PM – 4:30... Read more

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2026-08-05T14:13:27-07:00

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When Love Sounds Like a Roar

Last updated on: August 5, 2026 at 2:13 pm By Brad Vaughn

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Birds do not run toward a roaring lion. They scatter… obviously. Yet, Hosea gives us the opposite picture anyway. He writes, “[God] will roar like a lion; when he roars, his children shall come trembling… they shall come trembling like birds… and like doves… and I will return them to their homes” (Hos. 11:10–11). Look at that again. The strangeness is easy to miss on a first read. God roars. His children do not flee the roar. Instead, they come... Read more

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2026-08-04T15:12:34-07:00

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No King forgets his crown. Why do we?

Last updated on: August 4, 2026 at 3:12 pm By Brad Vaughn

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No king forgets his position or crown. He could lose it. Someone may seize it, or he may surrender it under threat. At the same time, a king does not simply wake up, glance in the mirror, and forget that he is a king. His position shapes self-perception. It also shapes how others approach him and what he expects the moment he walks into a room. However, Christians forget their position constantly. In Psalm 103, David opens by talking to... Read more

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2026-04-14T14:52:15-07:00

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Recovering Moral Vision Between Shame and Shamelessness

Last updated on: April 14, 2026 at 2:52 pm By Brad Vaughn

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We tend to imagine moral growth as a kind of escape: getting out from under shame. This is for good reason. Many people are formed in environments where failure didn’t just mean, “you did something wrong,” but “you are something wrong.” In those contexts, shame doesn’t function as a helpful signal; it becomes a totalizing force that shapes identity itself. So it makes sense that many instinctively move to reject shame altogether. But what often happens is not a movement... Read more

2026-03-19T14:50:07-07:00

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The Real Crisis Beneath America’s Social Crises (Part 2)

Last updated on: March 19, 2026 at 2:50 pm By Brad Vaughn

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In the previous post, I argued that America’s deepest crisis is not merely political. It is moral and spiritual. That is why our ordinary fixes so often fail. We keep reaching for better laws, better leaders, better messaging, and better strategies, while leaving untouched the deeper disorders of the heart. Solzhenitsyn, author of One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovitch, saw this with unusual clarity. But once we admit that the crisis runs deeper than politics, we have to... Read more

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2026-09-06T11:56:45-07:00

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America’s Crisis Is Deeper Than Politics

Last updated on: September 6, 2026 at 11:56 am By Brad Vaughn

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When Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn gave his Harvard commencement address in 1978, many expected a survivor of Soviet oppression to offer an unqualified defense of the West. Instead, he did something far more penetrating and controversial. He warned that the West itself was in spiritual trouble. His warning feels even more relevant now. We live in an age of endless political commentary, constant outrage, and perpetual cultural diagnosis. Everyone has a villain. Everyone has a preferred explanation. For some, America’s deepest problem... Read more

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2026-03-19T08:11:17-07:00

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Refuge, Confession, and the End of Shame

Last updated on: March 19, 2026 at 8:11 am By Brad Vaughn

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Previously, in part 1, we considered how Psalm 25 is especially meaningful for people who fear shame (i.e., all of us). Psalm 25 does not limit itself to moral failure. The psalmist also admits emotional and circumstantial need. “Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted” (v. 16). “The troubles of my heart are enlarged” (v. 17). “Consider my affliction and my trouble” (v. 18). This is significant. The Courage to Admit Need Many... Read more

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2026-03-19T08:04:45-07:00

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Psalm 25 and the Fear of Being Put to Shame (Part 1)

Last updated on: March 19, 2026 at 8:04 am By Brad Vaughn

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Psalm 25 is a poignant prayer for people who live with the fear of shame. That fear takes many forms. Sometimes it stems from guilt over real sin. Sometimes it appears as imposter syndrome, social anxiety, or the lingering power of childhood wounds. In each case, the underlying concern is similar: I will be exposed as deficient, rejected, dismissed, or unworthy. The Problem We Don’t Name Clearly Psalm 25 doesn’t treat that fear lightly. It gives it language. More importantly,... Read more

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2026-03-16T14:38:03-07:00

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Independent Thinking Isn’t What You Think

Last updated on: March 16, 2026 at 2:38 pm By Brad Vaughn

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Few phrases carry as much cultural prestige as “independent thinking.” It is widely treated as a hallmark of intelligence and, for that matter, intellectual courage. Students are told to think independently. Parents and teachers praise those who “think for themselves.” Entire identities are built around the idea that one has escaped the influence of others and arrived at conclusions through sheer personal reasoning. Yet the phrase itself hides a conceptual confusion. What many people mean by independent thinking is not... Read more

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