Tag Archives: The Church

What I Learned Failing to Plant a Church

(Part 1 of ?) It’s been four years since my wife and I first felt the Lord calling us to plant a church. More than that, we believed God was giving us a vision for a different kind of church … Continue reading

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Time-Tested Orthodoxy and the Early Ecumenical Councils

Theology is complex, because God Himself is complex. We cannot fully understand God’s nature because we are nothing like Him, and our attempts throughout history to “figure God out” keep coming back around to the same errors. Continue reading

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Dogmatic Rank and the Quest for Christian Maturity

All theology is important, but not all theology is of the same importance. Words to live by! I’m not sure who originally said them in that exact form. But when I search on the phrase, two of the first three … Continue reading

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Paul, the Institution of Slavery, and the Cross-shaped Life

THEOLOGICAL REFLECTIONS ON SLAVERY IN THE PAULINE CORPUS Submitted to Dr. Joshua Jipp in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the course NT 6252 Interpreting Paul and General Epistles at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School Preface Whether as a paper or a blog post, … Continue reading

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Three Theological Reflections After Uganda

I went to Uganda with two objectives. First, to engage and learn from the people there. I wanted to meet them, be exposed to their culture, and generally expand my knowledge of people who are far away and very different … Continue reading

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Uganda Theological Reflection #3: A New Map of the World

After I returned home from my short-term missions trip to Uganda, an insightful member of my church asked me, “What can the American church do for the church in Uganda?” Great question! Having spent time reflecting since then, I thought … Continue reading

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