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Cultural Contours Of A Christian Worldview: A Review Of Biblical Critical Theory, Donald Roth
Cultural Contours Of A Christian Worldview: A Review Of Biblical Critical Theory, Donald Roth
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"Watkin is weaving together Biblical themes in the order that they develop, letting Scripture set the agenda for what will be considered, rather than some other approach."
Posting about the book Biblical Critical Theory from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
Unsung Holiday: Memorial Day And Christian Patriotism, Donald Roth
Unsung Holiday: Memorial Day And Christian Patriotism, Donald Roth
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"The holiday has had a complicated relationship with religion and contentious issues around our national identity."
Posting about Memorial Day from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/unsung-holiday-memorial-day-and-christian-patriotism/
From Worldvision To Worldview: A Review Of Personality And Worldview, Donald Roth
From Worldvision To Worldview: A Review Of Personality And Worldview, Donald Roth
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"We should not underestimate the cumulative impact of generations of faithful communal commitment to a Christian worldview."
Posting about the book Personality and Worldview from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/from-worldvision-to-worldview-a-review-of-personality-and-worldview/
Toward A Covenantal Christian Political Theology: A Review Of Politics After Christendom, Donald Roth
Toward A Covenantal Christian Political Theology: A Review Of Politics After Christendom, Donald Roth
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"If all authority derives from God, it’s necessary to look to covenant to understand the contours of the authority delegated to humans."
Posting about the book Politics after Christendom from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
Who Loved The Neighbor? A Review Of Faithful Antiracism, Abby De Groot
Who Loved The Neighbor? A Review Of Faithful Antiracism, Abby De Groot
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"The authors’ purpose is... to equip Christians in all spheres of life to understand and, more essentially, disrupt racial injustice."
Posting about the book Faithful Antiracism from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/who-loved-the-neighbor-a-review-of-faithful-antiracism/
A Christian Response To Pride Month: Pride And Sabbath, Donald Roth
A Christian Response To Pride Month: Pride And Sabbath, Donald Roth
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"We... confess that the world is broken in deep ways, and we don’t have to shy from the reality of the ways that people suffer and are marginalized in this world."
Posting about Sabbath as a Christian response to Pride Month from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/a-christian-response-to-pride-month-pride-and-sabbath/
A Christian Response To Pride Month: Is Pride Revolution Or Carnival?, Donald Roth
A Christian Response To Pride Month: Is Pride Revolution Or Carnival?, Donald Roth
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"Many aspects of the status quo seem rather persistent in the face of otherwise revolutionary pressures, a fact bemoaned by many who are advocating for change."
Posting about processing the celebrations and symbols of Pride Month from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/a-christian-response-to-pride-month-is-pride-revolution-or-carnival/
Redeeming Negative Emotions: A Review Of The Power Of Regret, Donald Roth
Redeeming Negative Emotions: A Review Of The Power Of Regret, Donald Roth
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"Pink defines the growth potential from regret in terms of improving decisions, boosting performance, and deepening meaning."
Posting about the book The Power of Regret from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/redeeming-negative-emotion-a-review-of-the-power-of-regret/
Shining A Light On Mental Health, Mark Christians, Jon W. Moeller, Leah Mouw, Melanie Wynja
Shining A Light On Mental Health, Mark Christians, Jon W. Moeller, Leah Mouw, Melanie Wynja
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"Each profession faces unique situations when it comes to serving those needing support with mental health, and it is important as Christians that we come together with a holistic approach."
Posting about care for individuals with mental health crises in the various professions from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/shining-a-light-on-mental-health/
Distilling Kuyper: A Review Of Calvinism For A Secular Age, Donald Roth
Distilling Kuyper: A Review Of Calvinism For A Secular Age, Donald Roth
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"This book provides a balance from within Kuyperian thought that supports the overall contention that there’s something to be gained from engaging with the tradition."
Posting about the book Calvinism for a Secular Age from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/distilling-kuyper-a-review-of-calvinism-for-a-secular-age/
Desiring Rightly: A Review Of Wanting, Donald Roth
Desiring Rightly: A Review Of Wanting, Donald Roth
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"We learn to want what we want by seeing what other people find desirable."
Posting about the book Wanting from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/desiring-rightly-a-review-of-wanting/
The Catechism As Counter-Culture: A Review Of You Are Not Your Own, Donald Roth
The Catechism As Counter-Culture: A Review Of You Are Not Your Own, Donald Roth
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"Because it is Christ who we belong to, we can rest in His provision for us."
Posting about the book You Are Not Your Own from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/the-catechism-as-counter-culture-a-review-of-you-are-not-your-own/
Neo-Calvinism For The Nations: Reviewing Part 2 & 3 Of Reformed Public Theology, Donald Roth
Neo-Calvinism For The Nations: Reviewing Part 2 & 3 Of Reformed Public Theology, Donald Roth
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"Together, these essays demonstrate that Neo-Calvinism can offer insight beyond its Dutch roots."
Posting about the book Reformed Public Theology from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
Learning To Eat Your Vegetables: A Review Of Contours Of The Kuyperian Tradition From A Teacher's Perspective, Donald Roth
Learning To Eat Your Vegetables: A Review Of Contours Of The Kuyperian Tradition From A Teacher's Perspective, Donald Roth
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"Bartholomew is taking on an exceptionally difficult challenge by trying to present these ideas both clearly and with sufficient context to situate them in a story that invites the reader in as a participant."
Posting about the book Contours of the Kuyperian Tradition from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
He Is Strong When We Are Weak: A Review Of Gentle And Lowly, Donald Roth
He Is Strong When We Are Weak: A Review Of Gentle And Lowly, Donald Roth
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"We often view the heart as the center of our emotions, but it meant much more than this in the ancient world."
Posting about the book Gentle and Lowly from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/he-is-strong-when-we-are-weak-a-review-of-gentle-and-lowly/
Recovering A Grammar For The Soul: A Review Of The Logic Of The Body, Donald Roth
Recovering A Grammar For The Soul: A Review Of The Logic Of The Body, Donald Roth
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"We need to not only change the way we think, we need to change what we do, and we need to conceive of what we are doing in a way that fits us into our soli deo gloria identities."
Posting about the book The Logic of the Body from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/recovering-a-grammar-for-the-soul-a-review-of-the-logic-of-the-body/
Inauguration Day And The Politics Of A Partial Exorcism, Donald Roth
Inauguration Day And The Politics Of A Partial Exorcism, Donald Roth
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"Our nation is possessed by various spirits, and the parties are far from united on which ones should go and which should stay."
Posting about the 2021 Presidential Inauguration from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/inauguration-day-and-the-politics-of-a-partial-exorcism/
Gratitude As Worldview: A Review Of Eucharistic Reciprocity, Donald Roth
Gratitude As Worldview: A Review Of Eucharistic Reciprocity, Donald Roth
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"Properly conceived, gratitude is a lens through which we can perceive all of life. This lens is crucial because it helps us, as near-sighted people, to see with the clarity we were originally created to possess."
Posting about the book Eucharistic Reciprocity from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/gratitude-as-worldview-a-review-of-eucharistic-reciprocity/
Ok For Boomers: How Do We Remember Those Who Are Locked Down As We Open Up?, Donald Roth
Ok For Boomers: How Do We Remember Those Who Are Locked Down As We Open Up?, Donald Roth
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"So many of us are desperate for a return to normal, to the familiar, that I worry about one group that we all agree things will not be normal for: those who are at elevated risk, especially those 65 or older."
Posting about addressing social isolation in older citizens during the pandemic from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/ok-for-boomers-how-do-we-remember-those-who-are-locked-down-as-we-open-up/
Defending The Marital Sphere: A Review Of Church, State, And Family, Donald Roth
Defending The Marital Sphere: A Review Of Church, State, And Family, Donald Roth
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"Witte draws deeply on history, theology, and philosophy to articulate a robust conception of family that we could benefit from adopting."
Posting about the book Church, State, and Family from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/defending-the-marital-sphere-a-review-of-church-state-and-family/
More Than Work, Erik Hoekstra
More Than Work, Erik Hoekstra
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"If the future looks like a place with less of a need for us to work, what will that mean for our joy?"
Posting about work as a gift from God from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/more-than-work/
Making Peace With A God Of Vengeance, Donald Roth
Making Peace With A God Of Vengeance, Donald Roth
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"We cannot ignore our avenging God; we must make peace with Him, and He has come to bring us a message of peace and reconciliation in His Son."
Posting about God's justice and the world's justice from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/making-peace-with-a-god-of-vengeance/
Comfort In The Canons: A Review Of Saving The Reformation, Donald Roth
Comfort In The Canons: A Review Of Saving The Reformation, Donald Roth
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"The centerpiece of this book is the Canons themselves, presented 400 years later in a translation that makes them feel as vital as they were when they were first composed."
Posting about the book Saving the Reformation from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/comfort-in-the-canons-a-review-of-saving-the-reformation/
New Year, New You? Unpacking The Liturgy Of The New Year's Resolution, Donald Roth
New Year, New You? Unpacking The Liturgy Of The New Year's Resolution, Donald Roth
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"Our resolutions reveal what we value yet feel we do not live up to."
Posting about conforming to God's standard from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/new-year-new-you-unpacking-the-liturgy-of-the-new-years-resolution/
What Online Communities Leave Out: Unlikely Friendships, Donald Roth, Justin Bailey, Matt Arbo
What Online Communities Leave Out: Unlikely Friendships, Donald Roth, Justin Bailey, Matt Arbo
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"Not long ago, a study was conducted to see how quickly Americans make decisions about other people regarding the potential for friendship. The answer: between two and four seconds."
Posting about the beauty of unlikely friendships from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/what-online-communities-leave-out-unlikely-friendships/
American Christians: A Review Of "The Redemptive Self", Donald Roth
American Christians: A Review Of "The Redemptive Self", Donald Roth
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"This book holds up an important mirror to the culture that should be both a comforting affirmation and a deep challenge to American Christians."
Posting about the book The Redemptive Self from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/american-christians-a-review-of-the-redemptive-self/
The Fortnite Phenomenon: Should Christians Be Wary? (Part I), Donald Roth
The Fortnite Phenomenon: Should Christians Be Wary? (Part I), Donald Roth
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"Evidence shows that video game addiction is much more of a concern among young people using video games to escape or cope with challenges in their lives."
Posting about parental responsibility in managing children's leisure activities from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/the-fortnite-phenomenon-should-christians-be-wary-part-i/
The Fortnite Phenomenon: Should Christians Be Wary? (Part Ii), Donald Roth
The Fortnite Phenomenon: Should Christians Be Wary? (Part Ii), Donald Roth
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"Video games should be viewed as providing teachable moments rather than dangerous temptations."
Posting about parental responsibility in managing children's leisure activities from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/the-fortnite-phenomenon-should-christians-be-wary-part-ii/
Do Bakers Have To Bake Cakes For Same-Sex Weddings?, Donald Roth
Do Bakers Have To Bake Cakes For Same-Sex Weddings?, Donald Roth
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"As to the underlying issue of whether wedding cakes are something that the government can compel a baker to bake for same-sex couples, well, the jury is still out."
Posting about a recent ruling from the Supreme Court regarding free expression vs. public accommodation from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/do-bakers-have-to-bake-cakes-for-same-sex-weddings/
The Danger Of Dreaming About The Apocalypse, Donald Roth
The Danger Of Dreaming About The Apocalypse, Donald Roth
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"It remains for us, then, to exegete our own social imaginary, to discern what threads are laid as part of our Christian culture and which are rooted in our national culture."
Posting about social imaginary and references to it in the book How to Survive the Apocalypse from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square inch of God’s creation.
https://inallthings.org/the-danger-of-dreaming-about-the-apocalypse/