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Article | Reinterpreting the Thief on the Cross in Context
The story of the thief on the cross is too often used as a pawn in arguments about baptism, but what was Luke’s intention with this story?
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Podcast | 4 Keys to Interpreting Romans
Romans is probably Paul’s most well-known and read letter, but how is it supposed to be read? What is Paul’s purpose for writing the letter? Have our interpretations of Romans been more influenced by Martin Luther and the Protestant Reformation than by Paul and the early church?
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Article | The Church’s Response to Political Violence
The church’s response to the violence and death in our country and around the world is to pave a path of peace and nonviolence that reflects a different way of being human by shining the light of Jesus.
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Article | Modern Politics in Ancient Jewish Synagogues
One of the best ways for modern Christians to begin thinking about politics is to look at what Jesus did in synagogues.
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Article | Expanding the Meaning of “Pro-Life”
To be pro-life, in the fullest, biblical, Jesus-defined sense of the term is not to care whether the unborn get to take their first breathe and then consider our job done, it is to seek for all people in all situations to the best of our ability to aid them into the fullness of life…
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Article | Discussion and Disagreement: Why I Do the Podcast
Spencer and I do not always see eye to eye on the subjects we discuss on the podcast. So why do I continue to be a part of these conversations? Read to find out.
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Article | Did God Really Try to Give Adam a Wife from Among the Animals?
How are we to understand God passing the animals before Adam in Genesis 2:19–20?
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Article | Immanuel: The God of Salvation
Jesus came to earth as “the way” to the fullness of life in relationship with God.
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Article | Immanuel: The God of Humanity
God coming to dwell with us in Jesus means that God suffers with us.
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Article | Immanuel: The God of Speech
As we celebrate the Christmas season and consider the birth and incarnation of Jesus, let’s remember that Jesus’s birth was the birth of God’s Word. Jesus is the ultimate speech-act of God that reveals God’s identity, desires, and ultimately, through which God causes amazing things to happen. “The Word became flesh and blood, and moved…
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