Category Archives: Contemporary Issues

Jesus Christ must be the center and norm for Christian public engagement.

Posted on June 27, 2020 by Joe Ginder

Jesus Christ must be the center and the norm for Christian public engagement. Why? Because Christ and Christ’s Spirit aren’t at work only in our hearts, families, and churches, but in our civic communities, cities, nations, and the entire world. … Continue reading →

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Facing Things, a Quote by James Baldwin

Posted on June 19, 2020 by Joe Ginder

“Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.” James Baldwin

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Resources for Understanding Racism and Prejudice in America

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Joe Ginder

I’ve been engaged in quite a bit of recent discussion about the presence of racism and prejudice in the United States today. This is a list of resources that come to mind this morning and are thus weighted towards the … Continue reading →

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The truth is always there, and it is…. jealous?

Posted on April 27, 2020 by Joe Ginder

Some months ago, I watched the excellent Chernobyl mini-series on television. In the last episode (number five) the protagonist, Legasov, reflects on his experience with the nuclear disaster. Powerful people tried to cover it up and hide the magnitude of … Continue reading →

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On making true peace

Posted on January 30, 2020 by Joe Ginder

True peace is not made when powerful parties gather and dictate terms to their enemies. The hard work of peacemaking requires listening, tough choices, hard conversations, and mutual sacrifice. Todd Deatherage

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On Women in the Church and in Marriage

Posted on January 25, 2020 by Joe Ginder

In the past I wrote a series of posts considering biblical teaching on women in the church and in marriage. Several people have asked me about this recently so I thought I’d make the posts easy to find by adding … Continue reading →

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Justo Gonzales, on The Changing Shape of Church History

Posted on September 14, 2019 by Joe Ginder

Justo Gonzales closes his book The Changing Shape of Church History: No longer can the church claim the religious hegemony it once had… Many Christians think that thIs means that the church is losing is power, and yearn with nostalgia … Continue reading →

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Resources on Origins and Christian Faith

Posted on May 4, 2019 by Joe Ginder

Do you know a student who is trying to work out how to reconcile the latest science on human origins with their Christian faith and biblical teaching? Allow me to recommend that you refer them to works by John Walton, … Continue reading →

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Unconditional Love or Unconditional Affirmation

Posted on March 5, 2019 by Joe Ginder

Unconditional affirmation and unconditional love are not the same thing. To demand the former is to actually exclude the latter. Sam Allberry

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