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2019-09-14T09:43:11-07:00

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How To Turn Hearing Loss Into Gain

Last updated on: September 14, 2019 at 9:43 am By Paul Louis Metzger

All too often, we look at those who are simply different as odd, perhaps dangerous, even dumb. So it is in the case of those experiencing hearing loss (hearing loss, deafness or hearing impairment has been defined as “the total or partial inability to hear sounds”). Perhaps you have heard of institutions “For the Deaf and Dumb.” We can easily look at those struggling with hearing loss as lacking mental faculties with which to understand, when all they really lack... Read more

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2019-09-11T11:37:47-07:00

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Post 9/11 Trauma and Transformation for Evangelicals

Last updated on: September 11, 2019 at 11:37 am By Paul Louis Metzger

By Paul Louis Metzger and John W. Morehead: Today marks eighteen years since the Twin Towers and Pentagon attacks of 9/11. In this post on this anniversary, we will explore how it has affected Evangelical Protestant Christians negatively and how we might respond positively. The trauma of 9/11 produced fear and anger in the days and months immediately after the events, but these many years later, how has it continued to shape us psychologically, and in turn, theologically? After some discussion... Read more

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2019-09-22T07:24:12-07:00

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“Let There Be Light(s)!” Don’t Take Light for Granted

Last updated on: September 22, 2019 at 7:24 am By Paul Louis Metzger

This is the second entry on the Season of Creation, which many ecclesial traditions celebrate every year. On September 1st, which marks the start of the Season of Creation, we honored World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. Church liturgies for the Season of Creation vary from year to year in highlighting which aspects of creation to celebrate on particular Sundays (Refer here for an example of the Season of Creation liturgies for various years). In light of... Read more

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2019-09-07T11:15:50-07:00

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Pressing Concerns and Misconceptions Involving Faith and Science

Last updated on: September 7, 2019 at 11:15 am By Paul Louis Metzger

Earlier this week, a group of scientists and theologians met to discuss various issues of importance in society today and how they might partner in different ways. One of the areas of discussion focused on what they considered the most pressing questions and misconceptions involving faith and science. I was part of the discussion and offered four reflections. I have developed the four points in what follows. Conflict: The Draper-White conflict thesis involving the supposed divide between faith and science... Read more

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2019-09-01T08:49:19-07:00

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Pray for the Care of Creation Today

Last updated on: September 1, 2019 at 8:49 am By Paul Louis Metzger

How often have you and your church prayed for the care of creation? If you can’t recall ever praying for the care of creation, today would be a good day to start. September 1st marks the beginning of the Season of Creation in the church calendar with the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. Before delving deeper into this subject, let’s further embed this day and month in its liturgical and salvation-historical context. It is worth noting... Read more

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2019-08-27T20:47:17-07:00

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Evangelical Theologies of Liberation and Justice: An Interview with Mae Elise Cannon & Andrea Smith

Last updated on: August 27, 2019 at 8:47 pm By Paul Louis Metzger

Mae Elise Cannon and Andrea Smith are the editors of the newly released “Evangelical Theologies of Liberation and Justice” by InterVarsity Academic. It was my honor and privilege to participate in this long-awaited volume. In wishing to collaborate further, I reached out to them for an interview to discuss this exciting new academic venture. Their answers follow my questions set forth in bold, italicized print. Mae and Andy, what inspired you to edit a volume dedicated to evangelical theologies of... Read more

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2019-08-25T09:47:39-07:00

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Mark Your Calendars Daily for Christ’s Return

Last updated on: August 25, 2019 at 9:47 am By Paul Louis Metzger

The church calendar has no specific day marking Christ’s return to judge the nations, bring history as we know it to a close, and usher in the kingdom of God in its fullness. Rather, every Lord’s Day or Sunday is intended to help us make preparations. That’s wise, since Christ himself said no one knows the day and the hour: “But concerning that day and hour no one knows, not even the angels of heaven, nor the Son, but the Father only” (Matthew 24:36;... Read more

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2019-08-24T10:54:23-07:00

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Fixing Your City: How To Create Thriving Neighborhoods and Adapt to a Changing World

Last updated on: August 24, 2019 at 10:54 am By Paul Louis Metzger

This is the first entry in a series of posts dedicated to highlighting efforts to cultivate vibrant communities for human flourishing. George Crandall is the author of Fixing Your City: Creating Thriving Neighborhoods and Adapting to a Changing World. The back-cover description for Fixing Your City reads, Tired of watching your city being degraded by new development that doesn’t fit? Paying for city plans that never get implemented? Wondering what your city can do to respond to climate change? In his groundbreaking book,... Read more

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2019-08-18T08:10:43-07:00

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The Church Calendar Reorders Us: Communal Past and Present

Last updated on: August 18, 2019 at 8:10 am By Paul Louis Metzger

The Church calendar reorders us in time. How so? For example, the ecclesial calendar helps us see ourselves in communal relation to the saints who have gone before us over the span of the centuries and in communal relation to the saints dispersed across the expanse of the earth today. As it relates to the church of the ages and global church, the span of the centuries concerns “through time” (diachronic) and the time frame of all people alive today... Read more

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2019-08-23T12:01:02-07:00

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Mary’s Dormition: Worth Losing Sleep Over?

Last updated on: August 23, 2019 at 12:01 pm By Paul Louis Metzger

The last entry engaged the subject of Mary’s Assumption or exaltation to heaven at the end of her life. August 15th marks this event in the church calendar. Mary’s dormition, derived from the Latin word dormire, which means “to sleep”), focuses on her death. The Orthodox honor the end of Mary’s life on August 15th. The date also marks for the Eastern Church Mary’s subsequent resurrection and assumption. One source provides a good summary of Mary’s dormition and how the... Read more

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