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June 02, 2016
Engaging the Tension of the Kingdom
The Kingdom of God is at hand. It is right now, in this very present...
May 2016
May 11, 2016
5 Beliefs That Produce Hope
Proud to welcome this guest contribution from one to the most of the joyful, inspiring men of God...
May 04, 2016
I Am Not Entitled to Marriage, Sex, and Children…But I Am Invited Into His Family
So today's my birthday. I'm one of the eleven Americans who knows next to nothing about Star...
April 2016
April 27, 2016
Cheering for the Anti-Smut Backlash and Heralding a Renaissance of Intimacy
In recent weeks TIME magazine, the Washington Post, and the New York Times have all...
April 11, 2016
What Jesus Accomplished at Calvary and Why It Matters
Christians are people of the cross and that befuddles many, especially that "of the cross"...
March 2016
March 31, 2016
Why Don’t Evangelical Christians Evangelize?
Not to throw cold water on what the Holy Spirit is doing and how he is moving...
March 09, 2016
What to Do About Gullible Charismatics
I've outed myself several times here on Patheos as one speaking-in-tongues charismatic Christian. If my...
March 03, 2016
There Really Aren’t That Many Evangelicals In America
Lately I've been existing in a state of unrelenting humiliation and bewilderment. You see, I...
February 2016
February 14, 2016
10 Worship Songs We Should Keep Singing
My favorite thing to do in life is to sing. At my Anglican parish in...
February 03, 2016
Bridging the Food, Knowledge, and Identity Gaps
Food breaks down barriers like few things can. It's almost like it has magical powers...
January 2016
January 23, 2016
When God Renames Us
To follow up on my post from two weeks ago in which I contended that the phrase...
January 15, 2016
Our Hymnology Is Usually Better Than Our Theology
I'm a hymn lover. While there are some wonderful anthems and songs of adoration being...
January 08, 2016
The Problem With Being “Just A Sinner Saved By Grace”
If you are a believer in Jesus Christ, the problem with being "just a sinner...
December 2015
December 31, 2015
Top Posts on Tip of the Spear in 2015
I feel a little self-indulgent doing one of these being such a newbie to the blogosphere...
December 22, 2015
Read Through the Bible in 2016 with The Bible Project
Here we are yet again at the end of another year. 2015 is winding down...
December 14, 2015
Corroborating Miracles With Medical Testing and Documentation
If someone receives prayer for healing and a miracle happens, should not medical evidence corroborate it?...
December 07, 2015
It Is Time To Wake Up From Our Massive Spiritual Stupor
It has been almost a month since the gruesome terrorist attack in Paris and not quite a week...
December 03, 2015
Reconciled To Be Reconcilers
With Advent now upon us, a season of preparation for the coming of the Lord,...
November 2015
November 24, 2015
The Power of Active Gratitude
Great and timely words from the American Enterprise Institute's Arthur Brooks in yesterday's New York Times....
November 16, 2015
UPDATE! Kickstarter for Documentary Film About Science and the Supernatural
A few months ago (see below) I blogged about my good friend Elijah Stephens who...
November 16, 2015
Tip Of the Spear on the Vernacular Podcast!
My friends Zac and Sally Crippen recently started an excellent human interest story podcast called Vernacular....
November 16, 2015
Virtue with Swag: 10 Ways To Win a Girl’s Heart by Kris Wolfe
I always dig people who not only know how to translate their faith in Christ...
November 13, 2015
Living from Love, Part 2: Becoming Conscious of the Son
In the last few years I have become convinced that the Christian life is fundamentally...
November 06, 2015
Sex and the Spiritual Realm: A Review of Gordon Dalbey’s Pure Sex
No cultural division today is fraught with more confusion, bitterness, and deep pain than the...
November 03, 2015
Ann Coulter Is Wrong About Russell Moore, Evangelicals, and America
Ann Coulter has written some real doozies over the years and her latest column is no exception....
October 2015
October 30, 2015
Lighthearted Oct. 31st fun? Sure! Halloween? Nah.
So I am among those who do NOT esteem Halloween and am thankful that my family did...
October 29, 2015
Jesus is THE Way Because The Cross is THE Path: A Response to Mark Sandlin
Meet me at the pub, Mark Sandlin! This next round is on me. In response...
October 18, 2015
When My Friend Took A Porn Star to Church
Let me tell you a little bit about my friend Will Youngblood. And after that...
October 14, 2015
Living From Love, Part 1: Brother Lawrence
In the 17th century there was a man who spent thousands of hours washing dishes and...
October 08, 2015
How to Avoid Cynicism
This is too good not to pass along. Such great wisdom here on how to demolish a cynical...
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