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May 2024

May 29, 2024

Eastern and Western Theology | A Primer

What are some differences between Eastern and Western Theology? In all my years of ministry...

April 2024

April 01, 2024

Why I Am Not a Reformed Protestant

Why am I not a Reformed Protestant? There are many reasons really, but there is...

September 2021

September 11, 2021

“the good life” & its attraction

The greatest good, the highest good, is for them, "to be happy and enjoy themselves...

August 2021

August 17, 2021

knowing the times | an introduction to Ecclesiastes 3

Knowing the times: "Open your barns when it is the time to do so; and...

July 2021

July 29, 2021

ministry & my other life

Why work with me when it comes to ministry or possibly counseling? One of those...

May 2020

May 29, 2020

Meet Jared | Tips for Revamping that About Page

This about page is an informal page directed at drawing people into my story, and...

August 2019

August 15, 2019

Book Review: Visions of Vocation

I've considered a couple other options for the writings this week, revolving around Theology and...

August 06, 2019

Prayer Series: Interconnected Summer Lights

Instead of just setting up a preaching or audio clip, I'm sharing some things that...

January 2019

January 25, 2019

The Year I Only Read 6 Books

The first year after seminary, I decided to slow down my readings. I research for...

December 2018

December 21, 2018

at the intersection of Creationism and Theistic Evolution

We now turn slightly away from the discussions about a view of persons and the...

December 18, 2018

Father of Eternity

Once again, welcome to the great Northwest corner of Michigan where we can always guarantee...

November 2018

November 29, 2018

The One Called Wonderful

In the video, I want you to see a real-life Charlie Brown Christmas Tree. This is...

October 2018

October 27, 2018

The Regeneration of the Soul

I always feel that it is too artificial to try to dissect the human person,...

September 2018

September 18, 2018

Vernell Ingle reflects on the works of C.S. Lewis, pt. 6

I have certainly been impressed with my Dad's (Rev. Vernell Ingle's) knowledge of C.S. Lewis,...

September 11, 2018

Vernell Ingle reflects on the works of C.S. Lewis, pt. 5

Now we turn our attention to the centerpiece of the Narnia series, The Stone Table....

September 01, 2018

Vernell Ingle reflects on the works of C.S. Lewis, pt. 4

First of all, we're in a series on the works of C.S. Lewis. So catch...

August 2018

August 22, 2018

Vernell Ingle reflects on the works of C.S. Lewis, pt. 3

We continue our series on C.S. Lewis by Prof. Vernell Ingle, Faculty Chair at Messenger...

August 18, 2018

Vernell Ingle reflects on the works of C.S. Lewis, pt. 2

Once again, we enter into the realm of C.S. Lewis, as Vernell Ingle (Dad) reflects...

August 10, 2018

Vernell Ingle reflects on the works of C.S. Lewis

Early on, while writing for Patheos, I decided to highlight some great works from some...

August 07, 2018

Reformation 500th Anniversary: Prof. Vernell Ingle shares Martin Luther’s narrative (a/v)

I've grown up hearing, across our nation, that our guest this week is a favorite...

July 2018

July 31, 2018

Reformation 500th Anniversary: Ideals of the Magisterial Reformers (a/v)

Last October was the beginning of the celebration of the Reformation 500th Anniversary. On October...

July 19, 2018

Mystery & Wonder, pt. 4 (a/v): N.T. Responses to Mysteries

i. Do our children know there is something other about God (recap)? When I think of...

July 11, 2018

Mystery & Wonder, pt. 3 (audio/video): Wonder is our reaction to Mystery

“In the end, we cannot explain . . . Our theological statements set a fence...

July 06, 2018

Mystery & Wonder, pt. 2: Setting a fence around the mystery

This is the second part of a series on mystery and wonder. I would like...

June 2018

June 30, 2018

On Integration, Psychology, Theology, and Clam Chowder

In Doctrine in the Greater Christian Community, I hope to challenge our approach to doctrine. Do...

June 27, 2018

Mystery & Wonder, pt. 1: Sensing our need for the supernatural

We're going to pick up with a theme from the last couple of videos, God's...

June 20, 2018

The Trinity: Recognizing Beauty in Doctrine

There is a revealed beauty in the language that God gives us to describe Him,...

June 16, 2018

On the Spirit’s Gifts, Strengths-Based, and Integrative Approaches

This is the third in a series of introductory writings, where I'm simply sharing a...

June 05, 2018

Glory: The Manifest Excellence of God

John 11.40: Jesus said to her, “Did I not say to you that if you would believe...

April 2018

April 23, 2018

FAQs About the Calling

I'm taking a little time to question some of the perceptions we have of the...