Understanding the Bible Changes Everything
We are Bible people. Well, we claim we are. “You have the words that give eternal life. We believe, and we know that you are the Holy One of God.” […]
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We Have a Rot Problem
In a recent Deep Conversation episode, Travis spoke with Trevin Wax who said that we are in a moment where there’s a lot of rot in the Church. I grew […]
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Book Review—Beyond Racial Division
These days racial issues feel as if they are always front and center. In some ways this is decidedly good news, in others it can be beyond wearying. George Yancey […]
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Welcome to Theological Gadfly
I am a pretty conservative sort of a guy. Chances are you took that politically because in our world the political is everything—the “really real”, the place and space where […]
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Book Review—The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self
“How did we get to place culturally where the statement ‘I am a woman trapped in a man’s body’ is universally understood as both coherent and meaningful?” (19) asks historian […]
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Book Review—Gentle and Lowly: The Heart of Christ for Sinners and Sufferers
When I was in high school, I had a friend who was a magnificent singer who often competed in solos and ensembles—the high school 90’s equivalent of “America’s Got Talent.” […]
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The Desert Blooms
They say water is the most powerful force on earth. It erodes coast lines, carves canyons, can overwhelm the land in floods and tsunamis. But there is another way, a […]
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Living Water
The land is parched. We are withered and in desperate need of water but there is no end to the drought in site, relief seems impossible. We turn this way […]
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