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2019-05-22T19:50:20-04:00

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For Congregations, Vigilance is a Must

Last updated on: May 22, 2019 at 7:50 pm By Layne Wallace

Another day and there is another story about a beloved minister doing the unthinkable. Daniel,* an associate pastor at a historic church in North Carolina, had been on staff for over a decade. He began his work as a youth minister, but over time the congregation recognized the quality of his work and when there was an opportunity, he became the associate pastor and many thought he had the potential to be the pastor. At 33 years old, this was... Read more

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2019-05-17T17:44:29-04:00

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Privilege

Last updated on: May 17, 2019 at 5:44 pm By Layne Wallace

Lately, in my reading, I keep coming across the term “privilege.” For example, the SAT is now including and adversity score to measure students’ privilege. On a whim, I decided to measure my privilege by taking an “intersectionality” test. I tested very high. Apparently, being white, male, straight, and Christian marks me out as being one of the most privileged persons alive. While I am privileged, the reason is not because of anything that could be picked up on my... Read more

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2019-05-15T13:11:14-04:00

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How to Survive a Crisis

Last updated on: May 15, 2019 at 1:11 pm By Layne Wallace

Crises are an inevitable part of life. Sometimes they are related to employment. Sometimes they are related to health. Sometimes they are related to the health of a loved one. However they emerge, crises require focused attention and the ability to remain objective in order for us to survive them. Focused attention and objectivity are hard to maintain over the long-haul without a long-term strategy. Here are some steps you can take that will get you through even some of the... Read more

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2019-05-14T14:27:39-04:00

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What I’ve Learned

Last updated on: May 14, 2019 at 2:27 pm By Layne Wallace

If you are willing to learn, there are lessons to be absorbed in nearly any crisis. During my extended crisis I learned about comforting those who are greiving, I learned about life, and I learned about God. Unfortunately, we have several pet phrases that are intended to comfort but are theologically dubious and potentially harmful. “God needed another angel” is a phrase I wish we would banish forever. First, God has no need. God is the infinite source of all... Read more

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2019-05-10T14:52:41-04:00

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The Light Shines in The Darkness

Last updated on: May 10, 2019 at 2:52 pm By Layne Wallace

I felt surrounded by darkness, and I changed. Many of my childhood friends would have thought of me as light-hearted. I was that no longer. I was somber, heavy. I projected a dour and brooding persona. In short, it was darkness all around me, and I was becoming dark. I did not win the fight with the darkness. It broke me. John begins his account of the resurrection by writing, “Early on the first day of the week, while... Read more

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2019-05-09T13:39:57-04:00

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Into the Darkness

Last updated on: May 9, 2019 at 1:39 pm By Layne Wallace

Sometimes, no matter how hard you fight, victory is not an option. I and my family fought with the doctors, sometimes with each other, and against death. We lost. For 23 days we did our absolute best for Jenni. We prayed for Jenni. We got our churches and Christians around the world to pray with us. We kept watch over Jenni. We sat with Jenni. We hoped in the best medical care and trusted in God. It was not enough. Here... Read more

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2019-05-08T14:27:41-04:00

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The Good Fight

Last updated on: May 8, 2019 at 2:27 pm By Layne Wallace

After listening to Josh describe Jenni’s condition, I decided Jenni needed an advocate. I was not thinking that Josh was not up to the task, but rather that he needed to focus on whatever medical decisions needed to be made and focus on being there for Jenni. If there was a need to advocate on Jenni’s behalf, I would do it. We were at Duke for days on end, and much of the time it felt like we were fighting... Read more

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2019-05-07T16:06:00-04:00

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The Face of Courage

Last updated on: May 7, 2019 at 4:06 pm By Layne Wallace

The sign said “7200 Family Waiting,” but it might as well have read, “Abandon all hope, ye who enter here.” It was the kind of place that could lead one to conclude that hell and hospitals have the same interior decorator. There were only a few empty chairs in the room as the families who stayed in the room to care for their loved ones were many. There were stains from spilled drinks on the floor and empty coffee cups... Read more

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2019-04-30T15:38:30-04:00

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No, The New Testament Does Not Affirm Slavery

Last updated on: April 30, 2019 at 3:38 pm By Layne Wallace

In a recent USA Today editorial by Oliver Thomas, readers are treated to a buffet of bad theological arguments and terrible handling of Scripture. To describe the article as sophistry is to give it a compliment it does not deserve. Thomas’s article employs a long enough list of discredited arguments that it should serve as an embarrassment to the author and to the publisher. The most pernicious of these arguments is that the New Testament affirms slavery. The argument has... Read more

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2019-04-25T15:37:51-04:00

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Revised Standard Jesus

Last updated on: April 25, 2019 at 3:37 pm By Layne Wallace

It has become an unfortunate Easter tradition that the orthodox Christian faith will be questioned as to its truthfulness and authenticity while Christians celebrate the holiest of days. This Easter was no exception. What was exceptional this year was the source of the questioning. Serene Jones, the president of Union Theological Seminary in New York City, was interviewed by the New York Times and made a series of provocative tweets about the nature of the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ.... Read more

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