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2024-04-02T13:46:53-04:00

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Is There a God After Deconstruction?

Last updated on: April 2, 2024 at 1:46 pm By Brad Thibodeaux

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Deconstruction has become a buzzword in American Christianity. This single word can be a beacon of light or the boogeyman under the bed. American Conservative Christianity have demonized the movement, most notably in recent months with a book by Alisa Childers and Tim Barnett. Those who criticize the idea of deconstruction favor more conservative and traditional Christian expression in America. However, this traditional American expression of Christianity is the exact thing that people are deconstructing. In Oord and Fuller’s book, God... Read more

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2024-03-14T09:04:33-04:00

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God’s Commandments for Modern America

Last updated on: March 14, 2024 at 9:04 am By Brad Thibodeaux

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I actually don’t like always or never statements. They cause a huge problem when talking logically. When I say “this is always how it is” or “this never happens”, it creates a huge weak spot in an argument. Because if someone can prove a single time where this isn’t the case, then the argument fails. So I’m not trying to say this is an always or never. And I am surely not trying to say I know exactly what God’s commands are for modern... Read more

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2024-03-06T09:44:12-05:00

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The Weight of the “Uncommitted” Vote

Last updated on: March 6, 2024 at 9:44 am By Brad Thibodeaux

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America is voting in the national elections this year. This, of course, raises our awareness of what is going on in the world and how our leaders are responding. Beyond this, we have the ability to voice concerns in a real (data driven) way. Super Tuesday – a day where many states go to the ballot box to vote in the primaries – was yesterday and some things were unsurprising. Both Trump and Biden received the most electoral votes in... Read more

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2024-01-16T17:27:03-05:00

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Deep Theology in Indigo: The Color of Grief

Last updated on: January 16, 2024 at 5:27 pm By Brad Thibodeaux

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Grief is a central tenet of the Christian story. God grieves the loss of perfect unity in the Garden and Job grieves the loss of his family. The prophets grieve the situation Israel continues to find themselves in and Jesus grieves his friend Lazarus. Still, American Christianity has such a hard time acknowledging grief. Grief is often a point in our lives where we are forced to renegotiate what we think about the world. Our systems have been upended, and... Read more

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2023-12-28T09:44:41-05:00

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5 Books that Changed My Perspective

Last updated on: December 28, 2023 at 9:44 am By Brad Thibodeaux

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Every year I aim to read 25 books, and every year I fail. I always come close, but each year I find myself stuck in a few books. Sometimes these books are really challenging and heady. Other times, they’re simple but profound. This year is no exception. While it’s hard to pick my favorite five books that I read this year, it forces me to reflect on the year that’s about to end. I think we’re all ready for 2023... Read more

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2023-12-24T08:36:23-05:00

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The Calm Before the Storm – Peace in Advent

Last updated on: December 24, 2023 at 8:36 am By Brad Thibodeaux

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Our last week of Advent falls on Christmas Eve. Depending on your Christian tradition, you may have to go to church twice today! However, if you’re a low-church Protestant, you can still get by with the one service. I won’t tell. No matter if you attend 100 services or none, today’s Church calendar meditates on the peace of God as we wait through the final days before the birth of Jesus. Today’s reading comes from Luke: “In the sixth month... Read more

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2023-12-17T09:31:16-05:00

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The Bright Light of Advent

Last updated on: December 17, 2023 at 9:31 am By Brad Thibodeaux

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On the third week of Advent we leave Mark’s Gospel and read the Gospel of John. We read about staying awake to the needs of our community and how it can be hard to do the work of our faith. Today, we look at John, who is by far the most theological and christological of the gospels. In John, the Light is the coming of what we have been looking for since the beginning of time. “A man came, sent... Read more

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2023-12-11T19:18:55-05:00

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The Work of Advent

Last updated on: December 11, 2023 at 7:18 pm By Brad Thibodeaux

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Advent is a time of waiting – we wait for the birth of Jesus. Our first week of advent was about staying alert to what God is doing in our world today. This week, we stay in the Gospel of Mark with the introduction of the story. We find John the Baptist doing the work of Advent. “The beginning of the gospel about Jesus Christ, the Son of God. It is written in the prophet Isaiah: Look, I am going... Read more

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2023-12-03T07:55:57-05:00

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Stay Awake! Advent Is Here

Last updated on: December 3, 2023 at 7:55 am By Brad Thibodeaux

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Advent is the start of the new lectionary calendar in the Church. Advent (from the latin for “arrival”) is the 4 week period before Christmas that we wait for the arrival of Jesus being born. The Church is beginning the “B” calendar this year with specific readings for each week. In the grand tradition of the Church interpreting the scriptures for their time, let’s read through the Gospel readings with eyes in the 21st century. Impending Doom Our Gospel reading... Read more

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2023-12-01T08:21:35-05:00

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The Magnificat for the Modern Day

Last updated on: December 1, 2023 at 8:21 am By Brad Thibodeaux

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The Protestant branch of Christianity seems to have hangups on Mary. It might be because we fear the veneration of Mary to the same status as Jesus. Or it could be another way to separate us from the Roman Catholics. Either way, Mary seems to have a very small roll in Protestantism. You can find her in December with Joseph on a donkey heading to Bethlehem. Maybe she’s laying Jesus in the manger with shepherds watching. Alternatively, we may see... Read more

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