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A Recovering Theologian
We theological types tend to research, analyze, and apply spiritual truths as if they were lectures in a seminary classroom where the audience is agreeable and as pious as we think we are. I’ve earned multiple advanced degrees in theology…
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7 Reasons I Decided to Join a Lutheran Church
After having joined a Lutheran (LCMS) church approximately six months ago, what have I learned? As a traditional, conservative Baptist my whole life and still Baptistic in a few theological distinctions, there are several things that initially drew my interest…
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A Call to Common Sense
In a cultural moment when conspiracy theories and revolutions are around the corner of almost every conceivable situation we face, where is reality? I’ve often felt that the truth is somewhere toward the middle of what the left and right…
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Simplicity and Focus
Cultural engagement is a topic taken up by books, blogs, podcasts, conferences, and even sermons. How should Christians interact with the culture? Should we go into our evangelical bunkers? Should we take up arms and fight in the culture war?…
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Tangible Peace from an Invisible God
These are anxious and stressful days. We don’t find ourselves in unprecedented circumstances but our present situation does come in the midst of a unique time. Climbing death counts, piling up bills, dwindling financial resources, and social as well as…
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Pandemic Ponderings
In reading the kind of articles that one does in the middle of a stay-at-home order, I stumbled across an announcement that one of my childhood favorite cartoons, Animaniacs, would be returning. In what seems to be just as unrealistic…
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The Paradox of Leading Well
The spirit of industrialism is alive and well in board rooms and leadership approaches. The conventional wisdom of that spirit is that more is always more, data rules the day, and only results matter. The paradox of leading well inverts…
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Suppressed Worship
How can God allow unthinkable tragedy? This is a question that flies like a banner over the world, yet is tucked away in the dark corner of Christian triteness. Perhaps it is time to learn a language other than the…
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Unamazing Grace
No, the old hymn writer didn’t get it wrong but sometimes we do. God’s grace is a kingdom reality that actually strengthens, extends mercy, and offers hope practically and daily. Grace is amazing; however, we relegate its sheer power when…
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