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An Evangelical Movement Testimony
The book, Inside the Evangelical Movement That Failed a Generation by Jon Ward, is a testimony on the author’s spiritual journey. The author grew up rooted in American Evangelicalism and became a journalist for several politically conservative news organizations. Jon’s journalistic talents helped him research and question what he was being told and what he
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Saints and Souls
I am still experimenting with AI and asked two AI tools to “Write a blog review of the book, “For All Saints”, by N. T. Wright”, the latest book that I read. Google Bard responded with: “I do not have enough information about that person to help with your request. I am a large language
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Did Jesus of Nazareth rise from the dead?
Today, I listened to the re-broadcast podcast on the Unbelievable? podcast which was the recording of The Big Conversation Season 5 at https://www.thebigconversation.show/videos/season-5/episode-1/ The “conversation” or “constructive argumentation” was around the question, “Did Jesus of Nazareth rise from the dead?” I believe that Jesus of Nazareth did rise from the dead! I believe like Paul:
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What Happened On The Cross?
The second book that I read for Lent was The Crucifixion: Understanding the Death of Jesus Christ by Fleming Rutledge. Unlike the other book that was just over 100 pages, this book is almost 700 pages. What did happen on the cross? Most preachers do not really understand and give some vague understanding. Some preachers
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Lent: The Season of Repentance and Renewal
Over the past several years, I have begun to observe a time of reflection during the Lenten season. Some years, I “give up” something so that the desire of missing it reminds me to reflect. Some years, I take on lawn chores on every Saturday during Lent to remind me of “the curse.” Most years,
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Morning Prayer
The following is a sample of what Kristin and I do each morning during the week. Morning Prayer February 17, 2023 Friday after the Sixth Sunday after the Epiphany From the rising of the sun to its setting my Name shall be great among the nations, and in every place incense shall be offered to
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Back to the Future of Missions
Kristin and I went on our first short-term mission trip to Hungary in 1996. This trip turned our hearts towards finding ways to support the mission of God to the nations: Over the years, I have become disillusioned that we are exporting more American Evangelicalism and Western culture than Jesus. The original edition of this
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TOV
Scot McKnight and his daughter, Laura Barringer wrote the book, A Church Called Tov: Forming a Goodness Culture that Resists Abuses of Power and Promotes Healing. TOV is the Hebrew word for “Good.” This book has two parts. The first part describes abuses of power within several high-profile churches. The second part describes ways to
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My Hometown and AI
Markleysburg, PA 15459 is a small town located in the foothills of the Allegheny Mountains in southwestern Pennsylvania. The town is known for its beautiful natural scenery, outdoor recreational opportunities, and friendly community. One of the main attractions in Markleysburg is the Youghiogheny River, which flows through the town and provides opportunities for fishing, kayaking,
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Scary Mary?
Growing up in the American Evangelical tradition, the Roman church and especially its theology on Mary has been a “scary” separating point. Over the past several years, I have been exploring the early history of the church and its various early divisions. Although the Reformation started an explosion of splits among the church, there were