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When Following God into Dark Places Reveals the Darkness in Your Own Heart
Over the past two decades, I’ve read a number of Christian books that make the case for walking alongside people in need and offer a framework for how to do it. Some have been written by prominent theologians, others by… Read More ›
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Ways to Help People in Need in the DFW Area
The mass closures of gathering spaces and schools, coupled with suspensions of many businesses and public services, are necessary measures to manage the COVID-19 pandemic; but they have greatly impacted our most vulnerable neighbors and created a crippling amount of… Read More ›
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How Some of the Early Church Fathers’ Views on Women Affect Us Today
Introduction In the Protestant circles I’ve been a part of for the last two decades (Evangelical Presbyterian, Presbyterian Church of America, non-denominational evangelical, Anglican Church of North America, Evangelical Free Church of America, and presently, an independent Bible Church), whenever… Read More ›
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How the Life, Suffering, and Death of John the Baptist Embody the Spirit of Advent
What is Advent? For the average evangelical Christian in America, the word “Advent” probably evokes the images and sounds of Christmas – a manger scene, shepherds, angels, the star of Bethlehem, wise men from the East, “Silent Night.” But if… Read More ›
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My Weekend at the San Diego/Tijuana Border
This is a guest post by Cindy M. Wu, Program Manager at Houston Welcomes Refugees, author of A Better Country: Embracing the Refugees in Our Midst, and co-author of Our Global Families: Christians Embracing Common Identity. (And also my sister-in-law)… Read More ›
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Should There Be a Separation Between Church and Stage?
The stage has become such an accepted structure in churches that we forget it originated in the world of theater. (It certainly didn’t originate from the early believers, who met in various places like temple courts [Acts 2:46], private homes… Read More ›
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Glitches in Dialogues About Race
Over the last five days, I played catch-up on the myriad of responses to both Ekemini Uwan’s on-stage interview at the Sparrow Conference on March 30th in Dallas, Texas and the subsequent actions of the conference organizers, including this 5-sentence… Read More ›
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The Unseen Burdens of Mary, Mother of Jesus
December 14, 2020
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The Long Game Podcast with Jon Ward
September 28, 2020
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Becoming Just Disciples in an Unjust World
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Race: What Is It?
June 10, 2020
