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Horizons Of Hope, Howard Schaap

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"One of the problems we Christians have with hope is knowing whether it’s an earthly or heavenly thing."

Posting about the kingdom work of restoration­­­­­­­­ 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/horizons-of-hope/

Advent: True Peace, Abby M. Foreman

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"Viewing peace as quiet or the end of fighting is not a full enough vision of what God’s peace truly is."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­Advent peace 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/advent-true-peace/

Exercising The Imagination: Why We Need Imaginative Apologetics, Justin Bailey

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The Child Care Crisis And Its Impact On Hispanic Families, Katie Bogle, Abby M. Foreman

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While the child care crisis has touched nearly every corner of America, impacting families of diverse racial, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds, this report will examine its impact on the Hispanic community. With a population of 59.9 million, Hispanics are the largest minority population in the United States and contribute to the rich and diverse fabric of American life. The U.S. Office of Management and Budget defines Hispanic as “a person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto Rican, South or Central American, or other Spanish culture or origin regardless of race.” Hispanic families in the United States, made up of both immigrants and …

Listening With Love: Recovering The Art Of Listening Well, Erin Olson

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"Listening requires attention and focus—an absorption and processing of the sounds coming into your auditory cortex. Hearing is passive; listening is active. You cannot listen unless you are paying attention."

Posting about communicating with empathy 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/listening-with-love-recovering-the-art-of-listening-well/

A Journey Towards Diversity: A Review Of The Next Worship, John Macinnis

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"It is time for us to dedicate our energy and creativity to connecting across cultures."

Posting about cultural and ethnic diversity in worship 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-journey-towards-diversity-a-review-of-the-next-worship/

Words And Walls, Timothy Van Soelen

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How Can We Support Teachers?, David J. Mulder

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"The emotional labor of teaching is only exacerbated in the age of COVID, with more expectations being placed on educators."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­ways to encourage teachers 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/how-can-we-support-teachers/

When Words Are Weapons: Inside A Crisis Of Faith, Justin Bailey

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"I want words to open up the world, but these days words seem little more than weapons, heat seeking missiles which we can’t wait to aim at the enemy."

Posting about the power of words to bless or curse 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/when-words-are-weapons-inside-a-crisis-of-faith/

Labor Day: Stories Of Work, James C. Schaap

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"Covid has forced us to honor people who’ve never made more than minimum wage yet suddenly have become irreplaceable."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­the value of work 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/labor-day-stories-of-work/

Earthkeeping And Character: Exploring A Christian Ecological Virtue Ethic (Book Review), Jeff Ploegstra

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Reviewed Title: Earthkeeping and Character: Exploring a Christian Ecological Virtue Ethic by Steven Bouma-Prediger. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2020. 198 pp. ISBN: 9780801098840.

How Can The Church Today Uplift The Family Without Worshipping It?, Aaron Baart

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"Our children need to hear and see that it is precisely because we love them that we teach and model for them what truly matters most."

Posting about faith formation in the home 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/how-can-the-church-today-uplift-the-family-without-worshipping-it/

From The American Dream To Shalom: A Review Of The Myth Of The American Dream, Erin Olson

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"Mayfield’s book is full of stories from her own experiences of living a life of curiosity and seeking justice as she talks about times living in intentional community in both Minneapolis and Portland."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­the book The Myth of the American Dream 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-the-american-dream-to-shalom-a-review-of-the-myth-of-the-american-dream/

Should We Be On Fire?, Tim Klein

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"A new personal finance craze is catching the attention of many millennials. FIRE, or Financial Independence and Retire Early, is a push to get out of the daily grind of the 9 to 5 workday."

Posting about the gift of work 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/should-we-be-on-fire/

Western Society And Cultural Elites: A Review Of Return Of The Strong Gods, David Westfall

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"Reno devotes most of the book to developing an account of what he calls the 'postwar consensus,' which arose out of the west’s revulsion at the horrors of the first half of the twentieth century."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­the book Return of the Strong Gods 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/western-society-and-cultural-elites-a-review-of-return-of-the-strong-gods/

Christians Want Power? Sioux Center Pushes Back On New York Times Story, Lee Pitts

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Reformed Theology And Evolutionary Theory (Book Review), Tony N. Jelsma

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Reviewed Title: Reformed Theology and Evolutionary Theory by Gijsbert van den Brink. Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 2020. 328 pp. ISBN: 9780802874429.

Kinds Of Science And Exploring The Past, Channon Visscher

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"Working alongside experimental and observational work, historical science helps us continue to learn the unfolding story of how a beautiful universe, created by a loving God, came to be as we see it today."

Posting about scientific methods 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/kinds-of-science-and-exploring-the-past/

Considering Citizenship: Dare To Be A Daniel, Abby M. Foreman

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"In order to be good and attentive citizens, we should consider using our freedom to devote time and resources to the health of our local churches, civic organizations, and communities."

Posting about Daniel's example of service 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/considering-citizenship-dare-to-be-a-daniel/

Keep The Hope Alive: A Review Of Imagining Theology, Justin Bailey

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"Imagining is something that we tend to grasp intuitively, and yet it remains notoriously difficult to define."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­the book Imagining 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.

https://inallthings.org/keep-the-hope-alive-a-review-of-imagining-theology/

Viral Blessings, John Visser

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"No thoughtful Christian—and especially Reformed Christian—can dismiss either God’s sovereignty or his propensity for allowing troubling events to both refine wayward thinking and action and bring blessing."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­effects of the coronavirus 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/viral-blessings/

An Ontology Of Human Flourishing: Economic Development And Epistemologies Of Faith, Hope, And Love, Jan Van Vliet

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This chapter demonstrates that the presence of poverty, and its associated pathologies, is of concern to all humankind whose innate desire is to seek the flourishing of fellow humanity. The traditional, often unsuccessful, methods of poverty alleviation have been challenged in creative, bold, and refreshing ways that are superior in both identifying poverty and moving agencies and pathways toward greater success. This involves a technical application of quantitative microeconomics which is paired with expertise and insights on human behavior gleaned from the behavioral sciences. It turns out that human behavior is often better explained by behavioral categories such as hope …

Healthy Family Systems: Bowen And Boundaries, Erin Olson

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"It is helpful to have close family relationships, but within certain family subsystems and between individual family members, it is still important to have boundaries."

Posting about Thomas Bowen's ­­­­­­­­Family Systems Therapy (FST) 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/healthy-family-systems-bowen-and-boundaries/

Forging Our Future: A Review Of The Synthetic Age, Jeff Ploegstra

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"Part of Preston’s argument is for a profound improvement in scientific fluency in the population, but it should also be for a stronger behavioral response as well."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­the book The Synthetic 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/forging-our-future-a-review-of-the-synthetic-age/

Healthy Immunity Against Viral Posts, Jeff Ploegstra

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"I wonder about the future of a church, a country, a world, that shows such vulnerability to viral misinformation and damaging rhetoric."

Posting about using discernment in social media 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/healthy-immunity-against-viral-posts/

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

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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/

Teaching The Whole Person: A Review Of The Learning Cycle, Steve Holtrop

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"The Learning Cycle is an intriguing collection of theoretical and anecdotal reinforcements for the concept that students are spiritual, emotional, social, and behavioral beings as well as intellectual beings."

Posting about the book The Learning Cycle 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/teaching-the-whole-person-a-review-of-the-learning-cycle/

"Are You For Us Or For Our Enemies?" Making Decisions Among Contested Meanings, Justin Bailey

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"Mask-wearing has become one more case study of our well-publicized polarization, one that probably anticipates a coming conflict over the details of how we reopen our churches."

Posting about the relationship between the COVID-19 pandemic and political ideologies from In All Things - an online journal for critical reflection on faith, culture, art, and every ordinary-yet-graced square.

https://inallthings.org/are-you-for-us-or-for-our-enemies-making-decisions-amid-contested-meanings/

Trying To Understand Memorial Day, Howard Schaap

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"On Memorial Day, we need to also consider the profound complexity—and sorrow—of any war."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­a patriotic holiday 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/trying-to-understand-memorial-day/