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Jazz as a “Lead Sheet” for Living the Christian Life

Randy Newman | 9 min read

My favorite recording of my favorite Louis Armstrong tune, “Struttin’ With Some Barbecue,” features the great trumpeter Byron Stripling and his friends. They bring that great jazz masterpiece[i] to life...

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An Untapped Resource for Spiritual Transformation

Randy Newman | 11 min read

Let’s play a game. I’ll quote a Bible passage and omit the last word. See if you can fill in the blank. (If you already know this verse, this game...

Faith • Theological Reflections

Eternal Functional Subordination of the Son (EFS), Part II: Why It Misunderstands Us

Timoteo Sazo | 9 min read

In my previous article, I argued that characterizing the eternal relations of the immanent Trinity as authority and submission blurs theological and philosophical distinctions that are crucial for maintaining Trinitarian...

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Eternal Functional Subordination of the Son (EFS), Part I: Why It Misunderstands God

Timoteo Sazo | 9 min read

Over recent decades, a number of evangelical theologians have argued for a novel understanding of trinitarian relations, one driven by a desire to support a particular version of gender roles.[1]...

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Sanctifying Inconvenience

Delaney Young | 5 min read

There is theory, and then there is practice. And more often than not, the distance between them–the concentrated effort it takes to get from theory to practice–is profound. To be...

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Radical Unity: Against Protestant Consumerism and the Spirit of Schism

Albert Lee | 10 min read

If you belong to a local church, I wonder if you’ve felt the way that I have recently. Maybe you feel like those in church leadership agree with you on...

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