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Category Archives: Christian Experience
Investigating Sexual Identity
I have written a piece to open the latest conversation, on the subject of sexual identity, over on the Theopolis website. There is a difference between a house and a home. A house is an architectural edifice, often one of … Continue reading
The Christian Art of Dying Well
A piece of mine has just been posted over on the Theopolis Institute blog, in which I respond to Kimbell Kornu’s conversation-starting essay, The Nihilism of Modern Medicine. Modernity, however, lacks the capacity successfully to reckon either with life or with death. When life … Continue reading
Posted in Christian Experience, Culture, Ethics, Guest Post, Society, Theological, Theopolis
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The Reopened Wounds of Jacob
The Theopolis blog has just posted an article of mine, in which I discuss the story of David against the background of the story of Jacob, exploring how things changed following his sin with Bathsheba. Just as the beginning of … Continue reading
Posted in 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, Bible, Christian Experience, Ethics, Guest Post, OT, OT Theology, Sex and Sexuality, Theological, Theopolis
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Being Biblical™: When the Bible Becomes a Brand
I have written a post over on the Davenant blog, in which I discuss some of the dangers in certain uses of the term ‘biblical’ in some conservative Reformed and evangelical circles. The term ‘biblical’ has come to function as … Continue reading
Video: Being Born Again, Baptism, and the Subjective and Objective Work of the Spirit
Today’s questions: What is your understanding of what regeneration, being born again, and the new birth mean in Scripture? And how do common contemporary Christian understandings align or deviate from what Scripture means by these things? And: Really quick follow-up, … Continue reading
Podcast: Augustine’s ‘Confessions’, Book 13
This, my friends, is the final episode of Mere Fidelity’s lengthy conversation with Augustine’s Confessions. You can find all of the past Confessions episodes on my Mere Fidelity page. You can also follow the podcast on iTunes, or using this RSS feed. … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christian Experience, Church History, Genesis, Podcasts, Theological
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Opened Eyes on an Unveiled Word
A week or so ago, I posted about Three Things, a new project that a couple of friends have just begun. They have just featured a piece of mine, ‘Opened Eyes on an Unveiled Word’, in which I offer some … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christian Experience, Guest Post, Hermeneutics, Scripture, Theological
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Podcast: Disruptive Witness, with The Alan Noble
In the latest episode of Mere Fidelity, Derek and I are joined by The Alan Noble to discuss his recent book, Disruptive Witness: Speaking Truth in a Distracted Age. You can also follow the podcast on iTunes, or using this RSS feed. Listen to … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, Christian Experience, Culture, Ethics, My Reading, Podcasts, Reviews, Society, Technology, Theological
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Video: Wittgenstein and Baptism
Today’s question: “What do philosophers like Wittgenstein and Rorty have to teach us about baptism and meaning?” If you have any questions for me, please leave them on my Curious Cat account. If you have found these videos helpful, please tell … Continue reading
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