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Sunday Superlatives 8/11/13

Around the Blogosphere…Best Interview: Kelton Reid interviews Maria Popova about reading, writing, and creativity“We’ve created a culture that fetishizes the new(s), and we forget the wealth of human...

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Not “Just” Friends - Thoughts on cross-sex friendship by Alise Wright

We’re finally picking up where we left off in our yearlong series on Sexuality and The Church with a guest post from my friend and fellow blogger, Alise Wright. This post is a rewrite of a presentation...

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On sinning no more…

How’s that working out for you? The "go and sin no more" thing? Because it’s not going so well for me. I’ve known Jesus for as long as I’ve known my name, and still I use other people like capital to...

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You don’t hate me. You hate my brand.

Last week, after a hurried, 700-word article of mine generated exactly 2.5 gazillion responses on the internet, I found myself lying face-down on top of the covers on our bed in the middle of the day....

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Sunday Superlatives 8/18/13

Praising Dan at the City Gate as part of my year of biblical womanhood. IRL…Today is Dan’s birthday! And let me tell you, his awesomeness only increases with each passing year.  It’s such a joy to be...

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How do I involve God in my sexuality?

Today we continue our series on Sexuality and the Church with a guest post from Tara Owens, CSD, one of the wisest writers I know. Tara is finishing up a book on spirituality and the body to be...

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Let’s talk about submission! (Series & Synchroblog Announcement)

Next week, I’ll be hosting a blog series entitled “Submit One To Another: Christ and the Household Codes.” The series will be similar to our Mutuality Week from 2012, but will focus specifically on...

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What Would Jesus Do (With His Enemy)?

Preston Sprinkle, who is perhaps best known for co-authoring the bestselling book, Erasing Hell, with Francis Chan, has recently published a new book advocating Christian nonviolence which I think many...

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Antoinette Tuff: A true woman of valor!

I hope Antoinette Tuff's story doesn't fade from our memory too quickly. She is a true woman of valor who showed extraordinary love and compassion in a frightening situation. Where others might have...

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Responding to homophobia in the Christian community

Recently, Thabiti Anyabwile wrote a post entitled “The Importance of Your Gag Reflex When Discussing Homosexuality and ‘Gay Marriage’”, which was posted on his Gospel Coalition-hosted blog. I debated...

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Fall Speaking Schedule

I'm about to embark on a busy travel season, so keep me in your prayers. And if you think we'll be able to connect in one of these places, let me know.  Looking forward to meeting so many of you in...

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Sunday Superlatives 8/25/13

from TheologygramsAround the Blogosphere…Wisest: Ashleigh Baker at Deeper Story with “What I Won’t Tell You About My Ballet-Dancing Son”“When you ask my dancing son about this passion he carries and...

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Four Interpretive Pitfalls Around the New Testament Household Codes

This is the first post in a weeklong series entitled  “Submit One To Another: Christ and the Household Codes,” which will focus on those frequently-cited passages of Scripture that instruct wives to...

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The Letter to Nympha’s Church (a creative interpretation of Colossians)

This is the second post in a weeklong series entitled  “Submit One To Another: Christ and the Household Codes,” which will focus on those frequently-cited passages of Scripture that instruct wives to...

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Aristotle vs. Jesus: What Makes the New Testament Household Codes Different

This is the third post in a weeklong series entitled  “Submit One To Another: Christ and the Household Codes,” which will focus on those frequently-cited passages of Scripture that instruct wives to...

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"The grace of good love": A Guest Post from Sarah Bessey

This is the fourth post in a weeklong series entitled  “Submit One To Another: Christ and the Household Codes,” which will focus on those frequently-cited passages of Scripture that instruct wives to...

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Subordination in the Trinity? - a guest post from Zack Hunt

This is the fifth post in a weeklong series entitled  “Submit One To Another: Christ and the Household Codes,” which will focus on those frequently-cited passages of Scripture that instruct wives to...

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Additional Resources for Mutual Submission

To wrap up our weeklong series, “Submit One To Another: Christ and the Household Codes,” I wanted to share some additional resources that might prove helpful as you continue to explore this topic on...

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Ask Derek Webb…

We continue our “Ask…” series this week with a singer-songwriter who has been back in the headlines recently with the release of his latest album, I Was Wrong, I’m Sorry & I Love You. A veteran of...

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When it’s too big (a reflection on Syria)

When you’ve tried your best to educate yourself,When the more you learn the less clear it all becomes, When images of disfigured children creep into your dreams, When you watch as things get...

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