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Scientific Reasoning vs. Religious Faith: The Fight that Should Have Never Been
There is a common notion that science and faith work against one another. Many people believe that the more science a person understands, the less religion that person will need. The more one reasons their way through life, the less they will need faith to cope with life’s ups and downs. While many people have […]
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Thinking about 2019
What does the year 2019 have in store for us? What does the gospel of Christ have for 2019? If there is one thing that 2018 taught us, it is that none one knows what a year may bring. Yet, our culture would have us believe that it offers an abundance of solutions to bring […]
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My 2018 Reading and My 2019 Goals
John Wooden once said, “Five years from now, you’re the same person except for the people you’ve met and the books you’ve read.” I believe there is a lot of wisdom in that statement. A year ago, I made a personal commitment to read 50 books in 2018. I am happy to report that I […]
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Teaching Big Ideas to Young Minds: How?
Last time, I discussed the reasons why we Christian parents, pastors, and teachers should make it a goal to teach young people the big ideas about God, his Word, themselves, and the world around them. But, here’s the thing… That can be a daunting task, especially when the distracted kindergartner or the apathetic teenager is […]
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Teaching Big Ideas to Young Minds: Why?
Just the other day, I walked in on my students doing something amazing—they were discussing calculus. They were slinging terms left and right, talking quadratics and derivatives, differentiated and otherwise. I mean, I guess it was calculus. As if this dyslexic history major could tell either way. It is the joy of teaching in a […]
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Thankful for Thanksgiving
I love Thanksgiving! I love the rest. I love the time with family. I love the food–way too much. Thanksgiving is a time of reflection, which is always a good thing. We all can point to ways in which our lives could have been vastly better. However, this is a time when we recognize that […]
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“Some Version of the Truth”
This morning I had the pleasure of speaking to a room full of Christian educators. I spoke on “Teaching to Test Worldviews,” giving a framework by which we can teach young people to analyze non-Biblical worldviews. The pleasure truly was all mine. Something interesting happened about an hour before my session. It was one of […]
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Say It with Me: Plausibility Structures
This is the second installment of a series, introducing terms and ideas that may be unfamiliar to most but are increasingly necessary for the thinking Christian to understand. The term will probably not work its way into your casual conversation any time soon. However, it may play a part next time someone talks to you […]
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Every Christian a Curator
Where I grew up, “Take care!” was a common saying when two people parted ways. I love the implications. The phrase expresses a desire for the person to take care of themselves because, in a manner of speaking, they are worthy of care.
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Every Christian an Apologist
Last week, I mentioned the U.S. Marine Corps’ legacy of “Every Marine a rifleman.” In my research on the phrase, I came upon one Marine’s explanation of what that means: It means if needed any Marine regardless of job can stand a post such as convoy escort, guard duty, etc. It means if your position […]
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