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March 2017

March 07, 2017

The Good Creation Remains

A careful reading of the Bible will see that the original creation is corrupted but...

February 2017

February 22, 2017

Why So Stressed Out?

Wish we could turn back time, to the good ol' days, When our momma sang...

February 21, 2017

Shalom is Broken (The Fall)

The four-part story of the Gospel is CREATION FALL REDEMPTION RESTORATION Sadly, in this post,...

February 15, 2017

Work that is Unique to You (The Good Creation)

The first herders, musicians, and bronze workers are recorded in Genesis. “Adah bore Jabal; he...

November 2016

November 22, 2016

Abundance in a World of Choices

I was sent out on a short-term mission trip to the grocery store. “It won’t...

April 2016

April 26, 2016

Shalom is the Way it is Meant to Be

PEACE. It has the connotation in English of quiet tranquility and calm restfulness. But in...

December 2015

December 31, 2015

2015 top 10 posts to (re)integrate faith, life, and vocations

It’s been a busy year for me writing about how to reintegrate faith, life, and...

December 04, 2015

I Don’t Believe in Being Platonic

The Greek philosopher Plato can be blamed for a lot of our misperceptions about the...

October 2015

October 06, 2015

What is the “CREATION?” What is God Redeeming?

The mission of God in Christ is to reconcile all things back to himself. According to Colossians...

October 02, 2015

Oregon and the Casualties of Culture War Rhetoric

The killings at the Oregon college made me very angry. When I read about this...

September 2015

September 21, 2015

Kingdom of God: Both Cosmic and Particular

Seventh, and final, post in a series on the Kingdom of God. In my previous...

September 18, 2015

Kingdom of God: Is it Bigger than the Church?

Sixth in a series on the Kingdom of God. For many in the Reformed tradition,...

September 10, 2015

Kingdom of God: Scot McKnight, Yoder, and Constantine

Fourth in a series on the Kingdom of God. Scot McKnight, in Kingdom Conspiracy: Returning...

August 2015

August 05, 2015

Subversive for the Common Good: Seek the Welfare of the City

God, through the prophet Jeremiah, not only tells those in the Babylonian exile to live...

July 2015

July 23, 2015

Models of a Civilization

We are at a moment in our nation where various ideologies as to how society...

July 14, 2015

ReFrame: New Film-Based Course on How to Connect Faith to All Areas of Life

The Reframing Story ReFrame aims to help you live out faith in everyday life, encouraging...

June 2015

June 29, 2015

The Disruption That is The Sabbath

When we first moved to St. Louis, we lived in a suburb that had two...

May 2015

May 27, 2015

What Does Jesus Have to Do With Work?

Nothing teaches theology quite like “The Jesus Picture Show.” So I often show one to...

May 25, 2015

Creation Is a Manifesto

We Christians sometimes try to be holier than God, especially when it comes to creation....

April 2015

April 29, 2015

Serving the City, Shaping the Political Community – David Kim

Our friends at the Center for Public Justice introduced the Kuyper Lecture in 1995 to...

January 2015

January 27, 2015

Joy’s Story: The Value and Dignity of Work

David Spickard is the President and CEO of Jobs for Life (JfL), a global non-profit...

January 09, 2015

Beauty is the Disinterested One

“Beauty is the word that shall be our first. Beauty is the last thing which...

October 2014

October 03, 2014

False Pro-War Propaganda about Children Being Beheaded Used on Christians

Christians, Muslim Extremists, and Lies in E-Mails Americans are on edge with the Islamic State...

September 2014

September 18, 2014

What might your work give to the world?

Leadership Journal's "LJ Live" Event in Denver: "REDEEMING WORK." Back on March 13 in Chicago,...

September 09, 2014

Ray Rice, the NFL, and Our Willful Blindness

None of us know the heart of hearts, especially and even our own hearts. The...

July 2014

July 18, 2014

Camus and Questions That Matter

Looking for Hints of Hope. The left bank of the Seine is known for its...

July 16, 2014

Legitimate Questions Arising from the Hobby Lobby Supreme Court Case

My Responses to David Gushee Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby Stores … Some are hailing it...

July 09, 2014

Will the Earth Dissolve Like Snow?

Recently I’ve found myself quite uncomfortable singing “Amazing Grace.” I find myself thinking, “What has...

July 01, 2014

Common Grace for the Common Good

COVENANT SEMINARY Commencement Address, May 2014 I suppose I was a favorite of the librarians...

June 2014

June 23, 2014

Missional: Sent to “Where?”

We are not sent to a "place" but to be the "alternative" in the place we are....