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The Theology That Taught Christians How To Leave
5+ hour, 17+ min ago (964+ words) Image created with DALL-E American Christianity didn't accidentally become obsessed with escape. The fixation on rapture timelines, prophetic spectacle, and the quiet relief that comes with imagining the world finally getting what it deserves didn't emerge organically from the teachings…...
The Myth Of Certainty: The Reflective Christian And Church
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (361+ words) Here I continue discussion of Daniel Taylor's book The Myth of Certainty: The Reflective Christian and the Myth of Certainty (InterVarsity Press). If you have read Chapter 2 you may comment here. If not, feel free to ask a question. In…...
Can A Genuine Believer Lose Their Salvation?
5+ day, 49+ min ago (1874+ words) Here is episode #5 of my Hard Questions | Unconventional Answers Series on our YouTube Channel. (You can view the entire series on the channel using the playlist.) Can a Christian Lose Their Salvation? Note: You won't understand how I interpret the…...
History As Chiasm: Christianity Against Progress And Despair
5+ day, 21+ hour ago (1673+ words) Image provided by Pilgrim. The nations will walk by its light, and the kings of the earth will bring their glory into it. ". People will bring into it the glory and the honor of the nations. (Revelation 21:24-26) A recent essay…...
Christian Nationalism Is Not New
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (364+ words) Not only is Christian Nationalism not new; it is not especially American. Yes, to be sure, America adds its own wrinkle to Christian Nationalism. "American Christian Nationalism" is not exactly the same as any other Christian Nationalism. However" In the…...
Is Bad Theology Responsible for the Metacrisis?
6+ day, 23+ hour ago (943+ words) Is it possible to resolve the metacrisis? I don't know if it's possible, but it's necessary. There is no other way forward, and it requires big changes, starting with a major retooling of our bad theology. (The metacrisis refers to…...
Twelfth Night, Epiphany and the end of the Christmas Season
1+ week, 4+ day ago (443+ words) Twelfth Night, Epiphany and the end of the Christmas Season Christmas Day, Dec. 25, is the day Christianity shakes free of the cultural, commercial Christmas and begins the Christian season of Christmastide. The 12 Days of Christmas made popular in song aren't…...
Baptism of Jesus: A Theology of Water, Caring for Creation
1+ week, 4+ day ago (623+ words) The Sunday celebrating the Baptism of Jesus is an ideal time to articulate a theology of water and respond to our baptismal vocation of caring for God's Creation. Here are ideas for reading and preaching Psalm 29 and Matthew 3:13-17 on the…...
Managing Things Differently: Living Christianity In Culture
1+ week, 6+ day ago (534+ words) All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness" (2 Timothy 3:1617 NKJV). We start a new year with vigor and personal intent. Seizing the new moments on the calendar to…...
Taboo Topics Mainline Preachers Will Likely Avoid in 2026
2+ week, 1+ day ago (910+ words) What are the likely taboo topics for sermons in 2026, and what do they tell us about the challenges facing mainline Protestant preachers in the year ahead? By Leah D. Schade, with Amanda Wilson Harper and Wayne Thompson The 2025 sample was 60% female,…...