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Category Archives: Race
Reading List for Critical Theory, Identity Politics and Social Justice
Over the last year or two, I’ve been doing a deep study of Critical Theory and social justice. Given the near-universal acceptance of Critical Theory today, my view is bound to be very unpopular. But I have come to view … Continue reading
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Don’t Think Jesus: The Gospel according to Morgan Wallen
There may not be a more polarizing figure on the contemporary country music landscape than Morgan Wallen. On the heels of a few highly publicized violations of COVID restrictions throughout 2020, Wallen’s star fell even further in February 2021 when … Continue reading
Posted in COVID-19, Culture, Faith, Gospel, Jesus, Music, Race, Repentance, Social Issues, Theology
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Best Books 2021
Every year I set myself a goal to read 52 books — one per week. It’s a pretty ambitious goal and most years I fall short. 2019 was a personal high mark; I actually read 62 books that year. Last … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Baseball, Books, Leadership, Music, Politics, Race, Scripture, Social Issues, Sports, Theology
Tagged Brant Hansen, Critical Race Theory, Eugene Peterson, George Washington, Jerry Seinfeld, Jim Gray, Managing Leadership Anxiety, Mark Thibodeaux, N.T. Wright, Owen Strachan, Peter Scazzero, Pierce Brown, Ron Chernow, Scot McKnight, Stakeholder capitalism, Steve Cuss, The Emotionally Healthy Leader, Unoffendable, Vivek Ramaswamy, Winn Collier, Wokeness
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Psalm 9: A Stronghold for the Oppressed
But the Lord sits enthroned forever; he has established his throne for justice, and he judges the world with righteousness; he judges the peoples with uprightness. The Lord is a stronghold for the oppressed, a stronghold in times of trouble. … Continue reading
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A New Day: The Year of the Lord’s Favor, Part 4
Everything about the ministry of Jesus reflects the Kingdom of God. That means everything about the ministry of the church should also reflect the Kingdom of God. The church is to be an outpost of the Kingdom. That means our … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Culture, Eschatology, Faith, God, Gospel, Isaiah, Jesus, Kingdom Values, Poverty, Race, Repentance, Scripture, Social Issues
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A New Day: The Year of the Lord’s Favor, Part 3
What really sets off the crowd in Nazareth are the two Old Testament examples Jesus uses as paradigms for His ministry: He says that there were plenty of Israelite widows in the days of Elijah, yet the prophet was not … Continue reading
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Best Books of 2020
Each year I set myself a goal to read 52 books — one per week. Most years I don’t hit the mark, but it’s a worthy goal nonetheless. Last year, I crushed it by reading 62 books. Believe it or … Continue reading
Posted in Anxiety, Baseball, Books, Culture, Faith, Ministry, Politics, Poverty, Prayer, Race, Scripture, Social Issues, Sports, Television, Theology
Tagged Adrian McKinty, Armchair Mystic, Arthur Brooks, Beverly Ross, Bill Carter, Greg Lukianoff, Jack Weatherford, James K.A. Smith, Jon Weisman, Jonathan Haidt, Josh Ross, Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America from the Culture of Contempt, Malcolm Gladwell, Mark Thibodeaux, Max Lucado, Michael Heiser, On the Road with St. Augustine, Robert Morgan, Tara Westover, The Coddling of the American Mind, The Unseen Realm
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Lessons Learned: Be Gracious, Part 1
Be gracious with one another. This has become the mantra in our home this year. When the lockdown went into effect back in March, there were six of us living in our home: three teenagers, Sunny, myself, and Sunny’s 85-year-old … Continue reading
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Politics: The Ideology of Idolatry
I’m convinced that the great idolatry for many of us is our deep commitment to our political ideology. The past few months have been difficult for all of us. I’ve taken to saying things like, “We’re all playing hurt,” and … Continue reading
Posted in Church, COVID-19, Culture, Disappointment, God, Kingdom Values, Love Others, Ministry, Politics, Race, Sacred / Secular Divide, Social Issues, Theology
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Talking to Strangers
I just finished reading Malcolm Gladwell’s Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know. So much of this book was a revelation, especially in light of the seismic cultural shifts we’ve witnessed in the last … Continue reading
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