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NYT Piece: “As Kids, They Thought They Were Trans. They No Longer Do.”
A very good article in the NYT, summarizing findings that I’ve studied and confirmed in more depth elsewhere. We need to reject the culture wars and enter into good-faith conversations and relationships, seeking both compassion (rather than reactionary judgment) and … Continue reading
Posted in culture, ethics
Tagged compassion, culture wars, gender, gender dysphoria, rapid onset gender dysphoria, sex, trans, wisdom
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Early Bird Fee Extended to March 15 for mini-course (Tuesday slot)
I have extended the early-bird fee ($199) period to March 15 for the Tuesday slot (not Wednesdays) of my mini-course, Following the Way of Jesus. Please spread the word! Course Information: For a long time, I’ve been sensing that people … Continue reading
Posted in church, culture, Discipleship, education, ethics, faith, mini-courses, teaching / lecturing, Theology and Culture, worldview
Tagged christian ethics, christian thought, church and culture, course, culture, ethics, faith, Jesus, worldview
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Further Reflections on Doubt and Faith (post #2)
In my previous post, I discussed the appropriate and helpful role that doubt can sometimes play in genuine Christian life and faith. In this second post, I will reflect on what I think is the basic problem with overemphasizing Doubt … Continue reading
Posted in culture, Discipleship, faith, hermeneutics, Theology, Theology and Culture, worldview
Tagged anselm, augustine, doubt, faith, faith seeking understanding, hermeneutics, incarnation, incarnational, knowing god, skepticism, trinity
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Thoughts on Abortion from Michael Gorman
In the wake of the recent overturning of Roe v. Wade in the US Supreme Court, I’ve seen many posts about abortion on social media platforms. Many are reactionary and unhelpful. A precious few are more nuanced and careful. My … Continue reading
Posted in culture, ethics, quotes, Theology and Culture, Uncategorized
Tagged abortion, christian ethics, infanticide, Michael gorman, roe v. wade, social ethics
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Embracing the Life of the Mind as a Person of Faith
One of the things that led me to pursue higher studies in theology (earning a ThM and later a PhD after my MDiv) was a sense of dissatisfaction with the intellectual state of contemporary Christianity in North America. In particular, … Continue reading
Posted in book reviews, church, culture, education, evangelicalism, Science and Christian Faith, Theology and Culture, worldview
Tagged christian worldview, faith and science, life of the mind, mark noll, theology
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Why Church: The New Humanity
Why Church: Part 1. THE NEW HUMANITY https://www.wesleyacres.com/messages2019 Settle in and have a listen.
Posted in christology, church, culture, ecclesiology, emerging church, evangelicalism, faith, gospel, hermeneutics, missional, organized religion, preaching, religion, Sermons, Spirituality, teaching / lecturing, Theology, Theology and Culture
Tagged being human, bonhoeffer, church, ecclesiology, evangelicalism, incarnational, missional, theology, trinity
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The God Who Sends is The God Who Loves (new article on Trinity, Mission, and Participation)
I’ve just published an article on the Trinity, Mission, and Participation (or, more specifically: a trinitarian, participatory approach to missional ecclesiology). It developed out of a paper originally given at a Canadian-American Theological Association conference featuring Michal Gorman as keynote … Continue reading
Posted in church, culture, ecclesiology, missional, Publications, published articles, Theology, Theology and Culture
Tagged augustine, ecclesiology, gospel and our culture, missional, missional church, newbigin, participation, participatory, patristics, trinitarian, trinity
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Lesslie Newbigin’s Legacy to missional ecclesiology
For anyone who might be interested, I recently posted a paper on Lesslie Newbigin’s concept of the missionary congregation as a precursor to the missional church. The paper is basically a revised (and slightly shortened) version of the first chapter … Continue reading
Posted in culture, missional, Theology and Culture, Uncategorized
Tagged church, ecclesiology, missiology, missional, missionary congregation, newbigin, trinitarian theology
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Eden Rahim on capital, philosophy and Kierkegaard
My friend David Peck interviews Eden Rahim, Portfolio Manager, & Options & Derivatives Strategist (and also a friend). Eden is a capitalist and a Kierkegaardian. Makes for some interesting conversation! Here’s the link: http://www.davidpecklive.com/episode-6-eden-rahim/ Here’s a fuller bio on Eden: … Continue reading
Posted in culture, ethics, Spirituality, Theology and Culture
Tagged capitalism, economic justice, eden rahim, finance, kierkegaard
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Why young people leave the church
I just posted a link on facebook (reposted here, for those who follow my blog but may not be on facebook). It’s a blog post from marc5solas on why young people are leaving the church in droves today. I found … Continue reading
Posted in culture, emerging church, evangelicalism, missional, organized religion
Tagged church decline, emerging church, evangelicalism, leaving church, youth
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