Category Archives: Theology

A Special Christmas Message from Ray Bakke

Posted on December 25, 2021 by Joe Ginder

This is a timely and timeless Christmas message from Ray Bakke, given at Every Nation Church in Seattle. Ray’s son and my friend Brian Bakke thoughtfully provided a link to the recording – one of the best Christmas gifts ever! … Continue reading →

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On God’s Love (quoting Dallas Willard)

Posted on November 5, 2021 by Joe Ginder

We must understand that God does not “love” us without liking us – through gritted teeth – as “Christian” love is sometimes thought to do. Rather, out of the eternal freshness of his perpetually self-renewed being, the heavenly Father cherishes … Continue reading →

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Jesus and John Wayne by Kristen Kobes Du Mez

Posted on July 19, 2021 by Joe Ginder

Jesus and John Wayne is the eye-catching title of a book by Kristen Kobes Du Mez. The subtitle is even more provocative: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation. It’s a fine historical account written for a … Continue reading →

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The crucifixion is not a defeat.

Posted on April 4, 2021 by Joe Ginder

“The crucifixion is not a defeat to be overturned by resurrection. The crucifixion is a victory revealed by resurrection.” – Brian Zahnd@BrianZahnd

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Women’s History Month articles at Barclay College

Posted on March 18, 2021 by Joe Ginder

Barclay College has put out several short blog articles for Women’s History Month. Check them out! The first one is a brief comment on women in pastoral and other forms of leadership in the church and in society. It opens … Continue reading →

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Is Music Joy? – a Lecture by Dan Chua

Posted on December 6, 2020 by Joe Ginder

This is one of the most remarkable lectures I’ve heard ever, and it is on video at YouTube! It is Dan Chua, a scholar at the University of Hong Kong considering the question, “Is Music Joy?” He is speaking in … Continue reading →

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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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What is Sabbath? – a video (and podcast) by The Bible Project

Posted on January 8, 2020 by Joe Ginder

I love the Bible Project. I listened to Tim and Jon discuss Sabbath in the podcast series leading up to this video; it was a fantastic, thought-provoking, learning experience! And now the video is out. Watch it. Several times! It’s … Continue reading →

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Alan Jacobs’ “The Politics of Long Joy”

Posted on December 9, 2017 by Joe Ginder

Alan Jacobs has re-cycled an excellent essay he wrote ten years ago as a column for the late lamented Books & Culture. He found what he had to say then particularly apropos to the present day. I don’t recall reading … Continue reading →

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Miracle or Sign?

Posted on March 20, 2015 by Joe Ginder

Paraphrasing a question from Susan Ramos: In Luke 23:8, Herod is hoping Jesus will do something impressive so he can see it. Sometimes this is translated that he wanted Jesus to do a “sign” and other times that he wanted … Continue reading →

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