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We are the Meaning Makers

If I were Jason Kuznicki, I'd be irritated. Here's Jim's explanation of his "puzzle": It's all about trying to find

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Thoughts on Willard's Renovation of the Heart: The Tyranny of Emotions in Modernity

One of the key modern texts on spiritual formation is Dallas Willard's Renovation of the Heart. The first half of the book contains a meta-discussion of the

Matthew Lee AndersonEvangelicalismTheology and Practice

I am a Neo-Fundamentalist

Scot McKnight of Jesus Creed, a prominent author and scholar, claimed last friday that "neo-fundamentalism" is on the horizon. He followed it today with a list of

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Responsibility

A friend of mine once remarked that a certain paster at the Anaheim Vineyard is a very "responsible" man. I agreed, and thought nothing of it at the

Matthew Lee AndersonGenderTheology and Practice

More on the Patriarchy

A few more thoughts on the patriarchy thread: First, this comment by friend of Mere-O Brant is well put: "I know there are some egalitarians who simply cannot

Matthew Lee AndersonGenderTheology and Practice

Patriarchalism Redux

Last night's post prompted this (forthcoming) thought. Chesterton's justly famous quoted seems apropo to the discussion of patriarchalism and egalitarianism, at least if it's

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On Why Patriarchialists are Losing

Reformation21 has an intriguing article by Russell Moore on why evangelical "complementarians," or patriarchalists, are losing the debate with evangelical feminists.  The conclusion: Egalitarians are winning the evangelical

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quotations on wealth - Intelligent views on money from Jesus, Jeff Buckley, The Beatles, Plato, Dante Alighieri, Boethius, Aristotle, & Lucan

"Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven,

Matthew Lee AndersonBibleTheology and Practice

Amos and God's Judgment

God's wrath is certainly a terrible thing and sometimes in our hearts and minds as Christians it is best to stand silently in awe. There is also a

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On John and Homer

I wish I had thought of this. Leithart's thoughts on the similarity between the Gospel of John and Homer's Odyssey are, if nothing else, provocative: And

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Ash Wednesday

Update: the rather humorous spelling error is fixed. Thanks, Jim! Today is Ash Wednesday, one of my favorite days in the church calendar. When I turned twenty-four this January,

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The Inexhaustible Love of God

A brief note: During the various conversations and activities I engaged in today, I was struck with a renewed realization that everything, from what job I have and how well