Monthly Archives: April 2026

The Pharisee Pharisees and the Way Back Home

Dear Exvangelicals, I’m probably the last person you’d want to hear from, an old school evangelical. I’m more conservative politically than the most ardent President Trump fanboy. Reformed, head of my home, still affirming that marriage is only between one … Continue reading

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Study Tonight- Parables: The Rich Man and Lazarus

Tonight we continue a study exploring the parables of Jesus. Last week we considered the Good Samaritan. We serve dinner at 6:15, and begin the study at 7:00. We also livestream on Facebook Live, on the account I share with … Continue reading

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Should marijuana be legal? Are Christians free to use it?

Our immediate impulse to pass a law against that which we oppose suggests we see the state as our god. It alone, we seem to reason, has the power to curb this evil or that. In God’s economy, however, there … Continue reading

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We Are Family: All My Brothers and Sisters and Me

Conservative Christians seeking a way to encapsulate our most fundamental political commitments came up with “family values.” We vote “family values.” We support “family values” candidates. Even the left has noticed, countering our language with this bit of bumper-sticker wisdom: … Continue reading

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The Ground and the Beginning of Our Knowing

Which are two things, not one. The ground of our knowing is a question of ontology, or being. The beginning of our knowing is a question of epistemology, or how we know what we know. To understand the ground of … Continue reading

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Check Out This Week’s Jesus Changes Everything Podcast

An interview with friend and author David Knight on his new book What it Means to Be a Christian. Plus, all the president’s memes, Hosea the prophet and lessons learned from falling towers. Tune in, and come out the other … Continue reading

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Last week’s Parables Study: Treasure & Pearl of Great Price

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Jesus is Lord: Always, Everywhere, Over All

When we know our end we know our calling for today. What is our end? We will, for all eternity, inhabit a redeemed world, the new heavens and the new earth. We will enjoy peace, plenty, a life utterly devoid … Continue reading

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Study Tonight- Parables: The Good Samaritan

Tonight we continue a study exploring the parables of Jesus. Last week we considered the found treasure and the pearl of great price.. Tonight- the Good Samaritan. We serve dinner at 6:15, and begin the study at 7:00. We also … Continue reading

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How Can I Become More Well Read? Four Suggestions

By reading well. Nothing too complicated about that. As with many good habits, the challenge is not that performing the habit is too hard, but that it is not easy enough. That is, we don’t like to exert ourselves. As … Continue reading

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