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December 2017

December 14, 2017

How Can You Be Open-Minded Toward People Whose Beliefs Are 180 Degrees Different from Your Own?

An Interview with Award-Winning Author Tom Krattenmaker. How often do you find people asking others...

December 10, 2017

Are We Looking for Jesus in the Right Place—Bethlehem?

No doubt, people who casually engaged the Scriptures would have expected the Messiah to come...

December 09, 2017

Abandon the Evangelical Ship or Evangelical Idols? Reflections on the Prophet Jeremiah

Should we abandon ship, or abandon the idols of power, wealth, comfort and privilege that...

December 07, 2017

The Politicizing of the Faith Is Leading to Evangelical Christianity’s Spiritual Demise

In my experience, many young Evangelical Christians are opting out of their religious tradition or...

December 03, 2017

Advent: Jesus Is Coming! Are We Waiting for Him?

In addition to celebrating Jesus’ appearance at his first advent, we await his second advent,...

December 02, 2017

Are We Out of Joint Today at the End of Ordinary Time?

Today marks the end of “Ordinary Time” in the Christian calendar. The beginning of the...

November 2017

November 30, 2017

How Just Would a Pre-Emptive Strike of North Korea by the U.S. Be?

The other day I watched a video clip of Senator Lindsey Graham saying to Wolf...

November 26, 2017

Today Is Christ the King Sunday, Not Secular Creep Sunday.

Don’t think for a moment that the shopping mall fails to offer us religion. In...

November 24, 2017

God Does Not Lend a Helping Hand. God Gives Us Both Hands.

Perhaps you’ve heard the expression, “Lend a helping hand.” Instead of standing aloof, get involved....

November 23, 2017

What Is the Key to Spiritual Success at Thanksgiving and Beyond? Giving Thanks.

A young lady named Ana was severely injured in a head-on, hit and run...

November 19, 2017

Jesus Depended on the Holy Spirit. How About Us?

Jesus' whole life was Spirit-dependent (Spirit-Christicism). The Lord depended on the Holy Spirit at every...

November 12, 2017

What Difference Does It Make If the Holy Spirit Is Impersonal?

Sometimes I hear people talking about the Holy Spirit as if the Spirit is impersonal.

November 07, 2017

How Religious Are The World Religions?

How religious are the world religions? Most “religions” do not conceive themselves as doctrinal systems.

November 04, 2017

Does Justice Exist? From Weinstein and Spacey to Dostoyevsky

News reports flood the internet concerning numerous accusations of long-standing histories of sexual abuse by...

November 02, 2017

What Is the Connection Between People Alive on Earth and Those in the Afterlife?

People across the world, whether they be adherents of a particular religion or not, often...

October 2017

October 30, 2017

Do You Manifest a Spirit of Fear or Love at Halloween & Beyond?

Many Christians express fears over Halloween given concerns over evil spirits. But how about the...

October 28, 2017

Who Will You Be on Halloween & Reformation Day—A Repentant Monk?

There’s no way in the world Luther could have foreseen the impact his 95 Theses...

October 26, 2017

How Do You Know If Something Smells of the Holy Spirit, Teen Spirit, or the Spirit of the Age?

One of the most popular rock songs ever is Nirvana’s “Smells Like Teen Spirit.” A great amount of...

October 23, 2017

How Can Men Support #MeToo, Too?

For an important and timely article on what men can do practically in terms of...

October 21, 2017

Jesus Is More Than a Great Moral Teacher—He’s the Moral Order.

Jesus does not exist to help us live moral lives. He is more than a...

October 19, 2017

Do You Miss Democracy—and George W. Bush—Yet?

I miss him. I also miss democracy.

October 17, 2017

What Boxes Do You Cross in the Attempt to Gain Eternal Life?

What boxes do you and I cross to try and gain salvation?

October 14, 2017

How Much Would Bonhoeffer Value the Values Voter Summit?

A great deal of talk in evangelical Christian circles centers on religious freedom and values....

October 12, 2017

Many of Us Need to Disabuse Ourselves of the Notion that Widespread Abuse of Women Is a Thing of the Past

The widespread abuse of women is still with us.

October 09, 2017

Columbus Day and the Myths that Make Us

Many people look back at Christopher Columbus as a self-made man who discovered a new...

October 06, 2017

How Do You Build Relational Bridges in the Midst of Conflict?

We all experience conflict. It is part of life. How we approach conflict can make...

October 04, 2017

How Do We Guard Against Raising the Red Flag and White Flag Over National Anthem Protests and Gun Violence?

What do the debate about bending the knee and protesting during the singing of the...

October 02, 2017

Will the Real Bonhoeffer Please Stand Up?

Larry Rasmussen’s brief essay on the reception of Bonhoeffer in the United States is quite...

September 2017

September 29, 2017

Should You Commit Suicide or Drink Coffee? Thoughts on Camus and Christ on National Coffee Day

This post contains intense references to self-harm. If you have thoughts of harming yourself, please...

September 27, 2017

Reforming Our Understanding of Migrants and Approach to Immigration Reform: An Interview with Dr. Tisha M. Rajendra

The following is an interview with Tisha M. Rajendra (Ph.D.), author of Migrants and Citizens:...

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