Monday, January 19, 2026

The Real Source of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Social Activism

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(With one of my Payne Theological Seminary classes) (To understand this more deeply, I recommend two books by King scholar Lewis B...
Sunday, January 18, 2026

How I Prepare for a Sermon

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(Detroit) (I (I am re-posting this for some of my seminary students.) 1.    I print out the biblical text and carry it with me...

Greg Boyd On the Importance of Church Membership

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  Here is the 9-minute audio from Greg Boyd - "Is Church Membership Important?" Very good. Is Church Membership Important… - Greg ...
Saturday, January 17, 2026

Bill Johnson on Church Membership - What It Means

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  As we begin a new year, one of the things I am thinking about today is church membership.  The Elders of our church, with input from our c...

When Is a Church Not an Actual Church?

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(Cardinals and a snowy window) Francis Chan knows it is possible for a church to not be a church. The name "church" doesn...
Thursday, January 15, 2026

Solitude with God as a Cure for Inner Torment

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  (Train, in Monroe County) II  Do not let your hearts be agitated. You believe in God. Believe also in me. Jesus, in John 14:1 I had a frie...
Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Are There Many Moral "Flavors" Out There?

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                                             (Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island, Michigan) In a recent series of email exchanges with someone, we...
Monday, January 12, 2026

If God Made the Universe, Who Made God?

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I have been asked, "If God made the universe, then who made God?" My response is: this is a nonsense question. It's...
Friday, January 09, 2026

My Favorite Atheists to Read

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                                                  (In Bangkok, with my friend Joe LaRoy.) A friend asked me, "Who is your favorite ath...
Thursday, January 08, 2026

Now Reading...

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  Is Alvin Plantinga the greatest theistic-Christian philosopher of the last hundred years? Probably, in terms of brilliance, creativity, an...