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Review of The Great Story and the Great Commission: Participating in the Biblical Drama of Mission, 2023

Christopher J.H. Wright, The Great Story and the Great Commission: Participating in the Biblical Drama of Mission. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2023. ISBN:   9781540966162. $31.99. By Blayne A. Banting, DMin, PhD The Great Story and the Great Commission is … Continue reading

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Review of Healthy Leadership for Thriving Organizations, 2023

Irving, Justin A., Healthy Leadership for Thriving Organizations. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2023. 242 pp. ISBN 9781540964809 By Grant McMillan, MA Justin A. Irving, Professor of Christian Leadership at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary and coauthor of Leadership in Christian … Continue reading

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Principles for Choosing a Model of Church Governance

By Larry J. Perkins, PhD Most church board chairs step into an existing model of church board governance. While board members individually may have only a modest sense of any coherent or intentional mode of governance, one exists. There are … Continue reading

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Review Essay: A Christian Theology of Science, 2020

Tyson, Paul. A Christian Theology of Science, Baker Academic, 2020. ISBN 9781540965516 By Howard Andersen, PhD  Introduction  The title, A Christian Theology of Science is, to this reviewer, a very promising undertaking and a serious potential contribution to the entire … Continue reading

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Applying Christian Wisdom to Climate Change

By Larry J. Perkins, PhD “Reigning in Life” (Rom. 5:17) for the Good of Humanity and Creation.[1] Some human activity induces climate change with concomitant negative effects upon creation and human society. People rightly experience anxiety and despair at the … Continue reading

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Climate Change and Science: A Hope-filled Perspective?

By Howard G. Andersen, Ph.D. Introduction This paper, along with the others by Drs. Rapske and Perkins comprising this set has been spawned by Generation Dread, the provocative book by Canadian writer Britt Wray. Wray’s book focuses much attention on … Continue reading

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Review Essay: Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Change, 2022

Britt Wray, Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Crisis.  New York: Morgan James Publishing, 2023. ISBN: 9780735280724 Brian M. Rapske, PhD  Britt Wray’s award-winning Generation Dread: Finding Purpose in an Age of Climate Crisis[1] is written for readers experiencing … Continue reading

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Have the Apologetics Questions Changed?

By Paul Chamberlain, PhD TikTok. Zoom. Meta. Covid 19. Social distancing. Vaccine passports. Twitter. X.  Stop the steal. Barbenheimer. Imagine someone returning to North America who had been away for the past decade and hearing terms like these for the … Continue reading

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Nature and Nurture: A Social-Cognitive Approach to Moral Emotions in the Qumran Sectarian Literature

Marcus K. M. Tso, PhD Abstract: The emerging methodology of cognitive psychology in Qumran studies is yet underemployed for exploring sectarian moral psychology. This paper extends the author’s work on moral emotions in the Qumran sectarian literature by arguing for … Continue reading

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Review of Sam D. Kim, A Holy Haunting: Why Faith Isn’t a Leap but a Series of Staggers from One Safe Place to Another, 2023.

Sam D. Kim, A Holy Haunting: Why Faith Isn’t a Leap but a Series of Staggers from One Safe Place to Another.  New York: Morgan James Publishing, 2023. ISBN 978-1631959905 By Paul Chamberlain, PhD Why are so many people who … Continue reading

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Review of Hiemstra, Rick and Lindsay Callaway, “Significant Church: Understanding the Value of the Small Evangelical Church in Canada,” 2023 (Research Study)

Hiemstra, Rick and Lindsay Callaway.  “Significant Church: Understanding the Value of the Small Evangelical Church in Canada,” 2023. (Research Study)  By Tim Stewart, MDiv “Is it ok for a church to be small?” Rick Hiemstra and Lindsay Callaway, authors of … Continue reading

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Missional Community Engagement: Outreach to the Needy and Newcomers

By Susan Booth, PhD “Mommy, I’m still hungry.” “Have you seen the price of eggs lately?!” “If we don’t catch up on rent by next week, they’ll kick us out!” “Please! Need help! Mera bachcha bimar hai!”[1] One must imagine … Continue reading

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“Spirited” Work – The Implications of Paul’s Use of ἐνεργέω (energeō) and Cognates for Constructing a Theology of Work

By Larry Perkins, PhD It is impossible to present a comprehensive theology of human work in the context of the Kingdom of God within the limited scope of a single article. However, one can articulate a key principle that should … Continue reading

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Moral Emotions in the Qumran Sectarian Literature: A Cognitive Psychological Approach

By Marcus K. M. Tso, PhD  Abstract: Cognitive psychology is an emerging methodological tool in Qumran studies, but little has yet been published on how it might illuminate the sectarian moral psychology. This paper extends the author’s work on ethics … Continue reading

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Review of Church Plantology: The Art and Science of Planting Churches, 2021

Jones, Peyton. Church Plantology: The Art and Science of Planting Churches. Grand Rapids, Michigan:  Zondervan, 2021. 415 pp. ISBN 9780310135883 By Bernard Mukwavi, DMin Peyton Jones, the author of Church Plantology: The Art and Science of Planting Churches, is a … Continue reading

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