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What Do Professors Do All Summer?, David J. Mulder, Mike Janssen, Kayt Frisch, Joshua E. Hollinger, Erin Olson
What Do Professors Do All Summer?, David J. Mulder, Mike Janssen, Kayt Frisch, Joshua E. Hollinger, Erin Olson
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"It’s a time to take a breath, re-energize, and re-center while also reconnecting with friends and family."
Posting about the summer rhythm of life for five professors 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-do-educators-do-all-summer/
We Need Faithful Farmers, Dale E. Vos
We Need Faithful Farmers, Dale E. Vos
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"A faithful farmer who cares is performing worshipful work."
Posting about the calling of agriculture 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/we-need-faithful-farmers/
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.
In Gratitude For Tim Keller (1950-2023), Justin Bailey
In Gratitude For Tim Keller (1950-2023), Justin Bailey
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"The primary purpose of preaching is to give people an encounter with the beauty of Jesus Christ."
Posting about the influence of Tim Keller 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/in-gratitude-for-tim-keller-1950-2023/
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/
Measuring Performance: The Economics Of Cleaning The Outside Of The Cup, Joshua Hollinger
Measuring Performance: The Economics Of Cleaning The Outside Of The Cup, Joshua Hollinger
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"Sometimes focusing too much on what we can measure distorts our beliefs and actions as we turn away from immeasurable things that matter."
Posting about the economics of evaluating workers based on their performance 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/measuring-performance-the-economics-of-cleaning-the-outside-of-the-cup/
Unsung Holiday: Earth Day, Channon Visscher
Unsung Holiday: Earth Day, Channon Visscher
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"What can we do to pass on the gift of good land to our children and their children?"
Posting about our response to Earth 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-earth-day/
The Cosmic Scope Of The Resurrection, Carl P. Fictorie
The Cosmic Scope Of The Resurrection, Carl P. Fictorie
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"The Kingdom of Christ claims all things for Christ, not just humanity, not just some things, but all things."
Posting about Christ's authority 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-cosmic-scope-of-the-resurrection/
Voicing The Gospel Story: A Review Of The Man Born To Be King, Laurel A. Koerner
Voicing The Gospel Story: A Review Of The Man Born To Be King, Laurel A. Koerner
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"Twin concepts threaded throughout the plays and highlighted by Wehr are the kingdom of God as antithetical to earthly power, and the rule of love."
Posting about the book The Man Born to Be King 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/voicing-the-gospel-story-a-review-of-the-man-born-to-be-king/
The Road: A Review Of Touch The Earth, Rose Postma
The Road: A Review Of Touch The Earth, Rose Postma
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"Touch the Earth draws heavily on the Black prophetic tradition, and the work bears witness to the injustices endured by marginalized people under the shadow of the American empire."
Posting about the book Touch the Earth 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-road-a-review-of-touch-the-earth/
Poetry To Break The Power Of The Empire: A Review Of Touch The Earth, Howard Schaap
Poetry To Break The Power Of The Empire: A Review Of Touch The Earth, Howard Schaap
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"To be clear, you should read this book because it’s good poetry. It’s musical and accessible, yet multivocal and idea-laden."
Posting about the book Touch the Earth 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/poetry-to-break-the-power-of-empire-a-review-of-touch-the-earth/
Discerning Culture With Herman Bavinck, John B. Thompson
Discerning Culture With Herman Bavinck, John B. Thompson
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"Bavinck does not intend that we simply adopt and casually integrate secular ideas into our Christian worldview. Instead, every idea must be brought into conformity with Christ."
Posting about Christianity's influence in a hostile world 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/discerning-culture-with-herman-bavinck/
"Evangelizing Everything" Including Ourselves: A Review Of Chapters 8-9 Of Neo-Calvinism, Justin Bailey
"Evangelizing Everything" Including Ourselves: A Review Of Chapters 8-9 Of Neo-Calvinism, Justin Bailey
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"We are overly tolerant for what happens within the walls of the Christian community, and overly suspicious of what happens outside."
Posting about the book Neo-Calvinism 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.
Do Modern Christians Know God Differently?: A Review Of Chapters 4-5 Of Neo-Calvinism, Geoffrey Fulkerson
Do Modern Christians Know God Differently?: A Review Of Chapters 4-5 Of Neo-Calvinism, Geoffrey Fulkerson
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"Brock and Sutanto synthesize wide bodies of content and an array of rather complex concepts and arguments into succinct summary chapters."
Posting about the book Neo-Calvinism 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.
Embracing Ecology And Fantasy: A Review Of The Wonders Of Creation, Carl P. Fictorie
Embracing Ecology And Fantasy: A Review Of The Wonders Of Creation, Carl P. Fictorie
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"[Page] particularly promotes following the practice of 'slow' reading of nature, to stop and pay attention to the place and take in even the smallest details."
Posting about the book The Wonders of Creation 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/embracing-ecology-and-fantasy-a-review-of-the-wonders-of-creation/
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.
Ghosts Of America's Past, Present, And Future: A Review Of Preparing For War, Scott Culpepper
Ghosts Of America's Past, Present, And Future: A Review Of Preparing For War, Scott Culpepper
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"Despite our theologies of human sinfulness, we somehow thought people would prove better than that. They didn’t. The stakes are too high for complacency."
Posting about the book Preparing for War 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/ghosts-of-americas-past-present-and-future-a-review-of-preparing-for-war/
Finding Hope In A Bleak Midwinter, Bruce Kuiper
Finding Hope In A Bleak Midwinter, Bruce Kuiper
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"... only God could provide life in the middle of winter. But he does it in such a gentle, quiet way... "
Posting about the essence of the Christmas season 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/finding-hope-in-a-bleak-midwinter/
'Digital' Fruits Of The Spirit?: A Review Of Analog Christian, Mike Janssen
'Digital' Fruits Of The Spirit?: A Review Of Analog Christian, Mike Janssen
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"Social media platforms are built to encourage addictive use, stimulating the same neurological connections as slot machines and drug addicts to encourage us to return to the well for further despair."
Posting about the book Analog Christian 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/digital-fruits-of-the-spirit-a-review-of-analog-christian/
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/
Enfolding Immigrants: A Review Of Beyond Welcome, Chris L. Goedhart
Enfolding Immigrants: A Review Of Beyond Welcome, Chris L. Goedhart
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"We cannot fail to see that our response to the least of these is our response to Christ himself."
Posting about the book Beyond Welcomefrom 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/enfolding-immigrants-a-review-of-beyond-welcome/
What I Hope For My Daughter: Eyes To See, Abby De Groot
What I Hope For My Daughter: Eyes To See, Abby De Groot
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"I have continued to witness acts of love and care for Reese in the three and half years following her diagnosis."
Posting about discovering empathy and support at school 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-i-hope-for-my-daughter-eyes-to-see/
Of Trees And Rings: A Reflection On The Rings Of Power, Thomas J. Clark
Of Trees And Rings: A Reflection On The Rings Of Power, Thomas J. Clark
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"Living in a world as complex as this present age presents a series of choices of mixed moral clarity."
Posting about the Amazon series The Rings of Power 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/of-trees-and-rings-a-reflection-on-the-rings-of-power/
The Revealing Art Of Film: A Review Of Seeing Is Believing, Joshua Matthews
The Revealing Art Of Film: A Review Of Seeing Is Believing, Joshua Matthews
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"Goodwin believes that great films are great art, and as such, are able to move viewers affectively and even change their lives."
Posting about the book Seeing is Believing 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-revealing-art-of-film-a-review-of-seeing-is-believing/
Stewarding Nfts: Yes, No, Maybe So?, Jesse L. Veenstra
Stewarding Nfts: Yes, No, Maybe So?, Jesse L. Veenstra
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"God’s kingdom extends to all corners of the universe, including the digital realm."
Posting about the responsible use of non-fungible tokens 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/stewarding-nfts-yes-no-maybe-so/
Three Tributaries, Exploring The Reformed, Baptist, And Catholic Branches: A Review Of The Church's Book, David Westfall
Three Tributaries, Exploring The Reformed, Baptist, And Catholic Branches: A Review Of The Church's Book, David Westfall
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"If our conversations about the Bible, its meaning, and its authority seem always to prove fruitless, perhaps this is a better place to start."
Posting about the book The Church's Book 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.
What It Means To Be Human: A Review Of You're Only Human, Gayle E. Doornbos, Hannah Landman
What It Means To Be Human: A Review Of You're Only Human, Gayle E. Doornbos, Hannah Landman
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"We are embodied creatures created by God to be limited by time and space and with our own unique set of gifts and abilities."
Posting about the book You're Only Human 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-it-means-to-be-human-a-review-of-youre-only-human/
Thriving Against The Technological Tide (Part Ii): A Review Conversation Of The Life We're Looking For, Justin Bailey, Matthew Beimers
Thriving Against The Technological Tide (Part Ii): A Review Conversation Of The Life We're Looking For, Justin Bailey, Matthew Beimers
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"We need to ask what it would look like to design more instruments and less devices. And we need to build our lives more around instruments and less around devices."
Posting about the book The Life We're Looking For 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.
Thriving Against The Technological Tide (Part I): A Review Conversation Of The Life We're Looking For, Justin Bailey, Matthew Beimers
Thriving Against The Technological Tide (Part I): A Review Conversation Of The Life We're Looking For, Justin Bailey, Matthew Beimers
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"Crouch’s book reminds us that the story of the competing cultural narratives demands one thing from us: our love."
Posting about the book The Life We're Looking For 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.