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God
Chased by Grace
After fleeing her own broken life, Sarah Thebarge learned to see God's image in her refugee neighbors.
May 28, 2013
Rob Bell's 'Ginormous' Mirror
To read his book is to read about our fascination with ourselves.
May 15, 2013
You Probably Won't Be Sold Into Slavery… 
But one way or another, God will point you to the place where your gifts can serve his people.
April 26, 2013
God Behind the Veil
His ways are hidden from ordinary eyes, but not from the eyes of faith.
April 1, 2013
Big Theology for Little Kids
Thanks to catechism, my young ones can tell you a thing or two about justification, salvation, and repentance.
March 28, 2013
Bigger Than We Think
The doctrine of Creation goes deeper than just explaining how the world began.
March 20, 2013
The Search for God Is Never a Search in the Dark
No, our doctrines can't capture the fullness of God's nature. But nor are we hopelessly ignorant about who he is.
January 25, 2013
When Our Labels Fail: The End of 'Pro-Choice'
Our impulse to divide and categorize has its limits.
January 22, 2013
Three Is the Loveliest Number
Why 'that Trinity stuff' is not a philosophical headache but a captivating picture of the Good and Beautiful.
December 26, 2012
On the Death—and Life—of Innocent Children
The 20 slain in Connecticut are not alone, nor without hope.
December 14, 2012
Proof of a Good God: 'Crucified Under Pontius Pilate'
Why this 'factoid' from the Nicene Creed is key to ending our nightmares about God.
April 5, 2012
Why We Need Jesus
Reason and morality cannot show us a good and gracious God. For that, we need the Incarnation.
December 2, 2011
Disappointed with Intimacy
We set ourselves up for confusion about God if we forget that the best is yet to come.
November 16, 2011
Trusting God with the Ones You Love
Few things are harder or scarier than trusting God to do what is just and right and good.
August 18, 2011
Mercifully Forsaken
There is a reason Good Friday is called good, and why we can be thankful when God forsakes us.
April 21, 2011
Do Muslims and Christians Worship the Same God?
Our ability to live together in peace, argues theologian Miroslav Volf, depends on how we answer the question.
April 15, 2011
Holy Incarnation!
It may be impossible not to "demean God" since he mixed it up with sinners.
September 30, 2010
God Talk Is Dangerous
Apparently the Almighty has given us permission to talk about that which we know relatively little about.
July 29, 2010
Still the Way, the Truth, and the Life
More people than ever doubt that anyone has a corner on truth. So why do Christians keep insisting on the incomparable uniqueness of Christ?
December 4, 2009
Blessed Be the Name of the Lord
Why 'Creator, Redeemer, Sanctifier' is somewhere between heresy and idolatry.
May 8, 2008
'Father, Into Your Hands I Commit My Spirit'
Jesus' important addition to David's cry.
March 20, 2008
Bearing the Silence of God
A Turkish theologian finds the image of Christ in the persecuted church.
March 19, 2008
Our Lord's Virgin Birth
Why it matters that "a real son of a real mother" did not have a human father.
December 13, 2007
God's Writing Life
Our Creator has chosen a medium that is the most challenging of all.
September 13, 2007
Who Do Your Books Say That I Am?
New volumes tell much about our Lord--and our cultural moment.
June 25, 2007
God Is Not the Object of Our Worship
He is the subject who forms us as we sing, tell, pray, and enact God's story in worship.
April 30, 2007
God and country music: Despite all the drinking and cheating, genre comfortable with religious themes
Joe Carter notes that among the top 60 country songs, 23 include at least one theme of family, faith and God. (Deseret News)
Church takes step to remove ‘Heavenly Father’ from constitution
According to a United Church of Christ spokesman, it isn’t news that the liberal Protestant denomination is moving to delete a reference in its constitution from "Heavenly Father" to "Triune God." (The Courier-Journal)
NBC apologizes for cutting 'one nation under God' from Pledge of Allegiance during US Open telecast
The Pledge of Allegiance includes the phrase "one nation under God" -- except when it's part of NBC's coverage of the U.S. Open Championship. (Daily News)
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