Category Archives: Christian Life

Lord, Grant us Wisdom

Posted on June 1, 2021 by rjs5

This has been a hard year. No one likes uncertainty, but this has been a year where uncertainty rules. We are not in control and we cannot force reality to follow our rules, or declare the virus out of existence. … Continue reading →

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The Lord’s Day

Posted on June 2, 2020 by rjs5

The final chapter of Michael LeFebvre’s The Liturgy of Creation sums up his argument that the creation story is primarily a calendar narrative guiding human work, rest, and worship. He runs through the negative side effects of the modern obsession … Continue reading →

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Science and Faith in Pandemic Times

Posted on April 9, 2020 by rjs5

Francis Collins had a conversation Monday night with Jim Stump and Deb Haarsma of BioLogos. For those who don’t know, Francis Collins is the Director of the National Institutes of Health, following on a successful career as head of the … Continue reading →

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His Grace is Sufficient

Posted on March 19, 2020 by rjs5

As we all know by now, the current move to “social distancing” is designed to “flatten the curve.” While the problems will last longer, the human toll should be smaller. The number of critical cases will remain closer to the … Continue reading →

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Doesn’t Christianity Denigrate Women?

Posted on September 24, 2019 by rjs5

How can you be a Christian? In my experience there are three big subtexts to this question these days, science, women, and sexuality. Other questions are important as well … but these are the showstoppers. How can you be a … Continue reading →

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Intellectual Humility is a Virtue

Posted on May 30, 2019 by rjs5

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom. James 3:13 Several years ago I posted on a short book by Josh Reeves and … Continue reading →

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Confronting Christianity

Posted on May 21, 2019 by rjs5

It is all over the news – well occasionally anyway. Religion is in a decline with a significant increase in the number of people claiming no religion. The change is particularly significant among younger adults. Some applaud this trend as … Continue reading →

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Disappointment with God?

Posted on May 9, 2019 by rjs5

There is a new resource from BioLogos – a series of podcasts providing the opportunity for longer conversations on a range of issue. You can find them on the BioLogos site here and/or subscribe through a variety of services including … Continue reading →

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The Solution?

Posted on April 23, 2019 by rjs5

The final segment of the conversation between Heidi Lene Maibom and N. T. Wright addresses the solution to the previous question “what is wrong with the world?” The moderators narrows the question to consider what the solution means for personal … Continue reading →

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When We Disagree

Posted on February 14, 2019 by rjs5

I’ve been traveling – with little time to write. This is a repost – but it joins with the series looking at leadership within the church. John Walton has an interesting analysis of the question of women in ministry included … Continue reading →

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