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Can a Divorced Christian be Remarried?

There has been some recent discussion about this issue in my part of the woods. As with some other issues, I am open to amending my theology, especially when it is in an area...

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Evangelicalism
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Top Ten Reasons the Evangelical Did Not Cross the Road

Top Ten Reasons why the Evangelical did not cross the road 10. Because there was not a tea party on the other side of the road. 9. Because he was not sure WWJD in any given...

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Theology Around the Web in 60 Seconds, 7.23.10

1. Here is a nice new blog that I found that looks promising: “Evangelical Monk“ 2. The house church movement makes headlines in Denver. What do you think of house...

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Emerging Church
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Top Ten Reasons Why the Emerger Did Not Cross the Road?

I know. They don’t go by the name emerger anymore. But the attitude is still out there and they need representation on this issue. 10. Because he did not want to be...

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Calvinism
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Top Eleven Reasons the Arminian Did Not Cross the Road

11. He is the one who is in charge. No one is going to make him do anything. 10. We are not sure if he will cross or not. No one knows. Not even God. 9. He has felt the draw...

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Funny
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Top Eleven Reasons Why the Reformed Theologian Did not Cross the Road

11. A woman already crossed. We don’t follow women. 10. We don’t believe the road is safe. It wasn’t built between 1500-1700 A.D. 9. We believe that “road...

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Apologetics
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Top Ten Biblical Discoveries in Archaeology – #7 Hezekiah’s Tunnel

This post is a continuation of our Top Ten Biblical Discoveries in Archaeology series. To see the complete series please click here. A Tough Time to be Alive Our #7 biblically...

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Politics
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Is Chuck Colson Really Making a “Call to Arms” in America?

  When is civil disobedience something that we, as Christians, both approve of and participate in? Ever? In the end George and Colson tells us that we must be ready to draw a...

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Christian Life
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The Gospel is Not Just for Beginners

The conversation in Michael’s recent post on Life Church highlighted one crucial element of the church – the preaching of the gospel.  The gospel is the backbone...

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The New Prophets: Authority, Experience, and the Collapse of Trust
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The New Prophets: Authority, Experience, and the Collapse of Trust

Podcast culture is telling us something—and it’s not just about who people are listening to, but why they trust them.

As voices like Joe Rogan and Shawn Ryan rise, trust in institutions continues to collapse. Government, media, and even scientific authorities are no longer seen as stable sources of truth. But this does not mean truth itself is disappearing. It means confidence in those who interpret and deliver truth is fading.

In this episode, I make a critical distinction: science isn’t collapsing—trust in interpreters of science is. Science is a method. But people don’t live by methods—they live by meaning. And when the messengers lose credibility, people begin looking elsewhere for something to anchor their understanding of reality.

The deeper issue is that we are no longer building complete worldviews. Instead, we are assembling beliefs like a playlist—pulling ideas from wherever they resonate without asking whether they actually fit together. But a real worldview must answer real questions: What is ultimate reality? How do we know anything? Are there real morals? What is our purpose? What happens after death?

When those questions go unanswered, a vacuum is created. And that vacuum never stays empty.

This is where the “new prophets” begin to emerge—not from institutions, but from experience. And in a world that no longer trusts shared authority, experience itself begins to take the throne.

This episode sets the stage for understanding how we got here—and why what replaces truth may be far more dangerous than what we lost.

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    The New Prophets: Authority, Experience, and the Collapse of Trust Podcast culture is telling us something—and it’s not just about who people are listening to, but why they trust them. As voices like Joe Rogan and Shawn Ryan rise, trust in institutions continues to collapse. Government, media, and even scientific authorities are no longer seen […]
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    Israel, the Camaro, and the Faithfulness of God Can a promise from God mean more than the original hearer understood without meaning less than what God actually said? In this episode of Theology Unplugged, we look at one of the most important questions in biblical interpretation: how should Christians understand Old Testament promises in light […]

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