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The Revealing Art Of Film: A Review Of Seeing Is Believing, Joshua Matthews Sep 2022

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/


The Catechism As Counter-Culture: A Review Of You Are Not Your Own, Donald Roth Dec 2021

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/


God At Babel, Rose Postma Nov 2021

God At Babel, Rose Postma

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"When we use words, we are functioning as image-bearers of God: we create sense out of the senseless, and we put form to the formless."

Posting about conveying meaning through words 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/god-at-babel/


Bavinck's Doctrine Of God: Absolute, Divine Personality, Gayle E. Doornbos Jan 2021

Bavinck's Doctrine Of God: Absolute, Divine Personality, Gayle E. Doornbos

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A Journey Towards Diversity: A Review Of The Next Worship, John Macinnis Oct 2020

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/


Keep The Hope Alive: A Review Of Imagining Theology, Justin Bailey Jul 2020

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/


Christian Justice: A Review Of Becoming A Just Church, Abby M. Foreman Jul 2019

Christian Justice: A Review Of Becoming A Just Church, Abby M. Foreman

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"For anyone who belongs to a local congregation, this book will challenge you to reflect on your church’s approach and orientation to the community and to justice."

Posting about the book Becoming a Just Church 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/christian-justice-a-review-of-becoming-a-just-church/


Making Peace With A God Of Vengeance, Donald Roth Apr 2019

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/


Longing For Spring: Songs Of Lament, John Macinnis Jan 2019

Longing For Spring: Songs Of Lament, John Macinnis

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"Hope cannot be divorced from lament; our hope for tomorrow has a context in the suffering and sorrow that surround us today."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­songs that encourage us 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/longing-for-spring-songs-of-lament/


Compass Plant Leaves And Apparent Randomness, Jeff Ploegstra Oct 2018

Compass Plant Leaves And Apparent Randomness, Jeff Ploegstra

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"Just because something appears random (and maybe actually is in a very real sense), does not mean that it has no purpose or cannot be shaped into a form."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­God's providence in nature 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/compass-plant-leaves-and-apparent-randomness/


Parenting, Attachment Theory, And God, Erin Olson May 2018

Parenting, Attachment Theory, And God, Erin Olson

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"Have you ever stopped to consider how experiences in your childhood may have impacted your perceptions of God?"

Posting about ­­­­­­­­the importance of the parent-child relationship 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/parenting-attachment-theory-and-god/


On Why Design Might Be Detectable, Tony N. Jelsma Mar 2018

On Why Design Might Be Detectable, Tony N. Jelsma

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You Are His, Tara Boer Dec 2017

You Are His, Tara Boer

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"When we experience trials, our faith grows stronger, and our children see the realities of this hard life and the depth of security that a relationship with Christ can bring."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­knowing we are children of 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/you-are-his/


Marred Clay, Shirley Folkerts Jul 2017

Marred Clay, Shirley Folkerts

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"If you have been wronged by another person’s sin, or if you have wronged another person, God has taken that awful thing and used it to shape you."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­God's purposes in our lives 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.

http://inallthings.org/marred-clay/


Practicing Prayerful Communication, Gwen R. Marra Jun 2017

Practicing Prayerful Communication, Gwen R. Marra

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"When I come to God in prayer, more often than not, I am changed."

Posting about bringing our worries to 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.

http://inallthings.org/practicing-prayerful-communication/


I Know Whom I Have Believed, Donald Roth Jun 2017

I Know Whom I Have Believed, Donald Roth

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"If we read the promise to Timothy and of the Psalms in the context of Job, perhaps we can gain a new appreciation of even the smallest degree of the rich blessing that is in store for us."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­the majesty of 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.

http://inallthings.org/i-know-whom-i-have-believed/


Hear My Prayer, Ethan Brue May 2017

Hear My Prayer, Ethan Brue

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"God listens to the forsaken; he hears their cry. We are the forsaken, and he hears our crying."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­comfort in suffering 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.

inallthings.org/hear-my-prayer/


Stones, Jeff Ploegstra Mar 2017

Stones, Jeff Ploegstra

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"A slow reading of Psalm 95 bounced me back and forth through the story of God’s people; reminding me of stories of rocks and foundations, of stones and salvation."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­God's promises in Psalm 95 from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/stones/


Voice Of God, Erin Olson Jan 2017

Voice Of God, Erin Olson

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"As David so clearly describes, the voice of the Lord isn’t always a whisper that can only be heard when we’re sitting quietly still."

Posting about hearing God's call from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/the-voice-of-god/


Punch Line, Ethan Brue Dec 2016

Punch Line, Ethan Brue

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"God takes everything Abraham says, including the laughter, and turns it all into the promise."

Posting about God's sense of humor from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/the-punch-line/


Restore Us, O God, Shirley Folkerts Dec 2016

Restore Us, O God, Shirley Folkerts

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"In this Advent Season we plead for God to restore us; and we’re tempted to cry out for a former time when life seemed better. The truth is, if we could go back, when we got there, it wouldn’t be the same."

Posting about trusting in God's best for us from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/restore-us-o-god/


Empty Patch Of Sky, Tom Clark Dec 2016

Empty Patch Of Sky, Tom Clark

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"It is not only the angels, but the very heavens themselves are bringing glory to God, just as they do every night."

Posting about our amazing creation from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/an-empty-patch-of-sky/


For The Lord Is A God Who Knows, Leah A. Zuidema Dec 2016

For The Lord Is A God Who Knows, Leah A. Zuidema

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"The desires of our hearts also need to be brought to the right place—to the One who is truly able to say 'yes,' as well as to change our hearts when our desires are out of line with his will."

Posting about trusting God from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/for-the-lord-is-a-god-who-knows/


Zechariah, David Schelhaas Dec 2016

Zechariah, David Schelhaas

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"I was in the presence of the holy God, and that reality obliterated all petty fears and doubts."

Posting about Zechariah's role in the Advent story from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/zechariah/


God's Goodness For The Kingdom, Justin Vander Werff Dec 2016

God's Goodness For The Kingdom, Justin Vander Werff

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"God’s plan for His kingdom has always been far different than human thoughts through the ages have expected, and it will continue to be so."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­trusting in God's ways from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/gods-goodness-for-the-kingdom/


The Lord Will Be Gracious, Donald Roth Dec 2016

The Lord Will Be Gracious, Donald Roth

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"Our trials may be significant, but our passage today reminds us that we serve a God who will surely deliver us."

Posting about quiet trust in our Savior from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/the-lord-will-be-gracious/


The Left Hand Of God, Howard Schaap Oct 2016

The Left Hand Of God, Howard Schaap

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Physics 101: Observing Physical Creation, Kayt E. Frisch Sep 2016

Physics 101: Observing Physical Creation, Kayt E. Frisch

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"Physics is fundamentally about repeatedly observing the Creation, building models that describe our observations, and then making predictions about what we will observe in the future."

Posting about the study of physics from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/physics-101-observing-physical-creation/


Science 101: Speaking In Tongues And Sights Unseen, Jeff Ploegstra Sep 2016

Science 101: Speaking In Tongues And Sights Unseen, Jeff Ploegstra

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"For me, science isn’t only about hearing and seeing, it’s also about responding; about being in dialogue."

Posting about looking for meaning in the physical world from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/science-101-speaking-in-tongues-and-sights-unseen/


Letter To Those Growing Up In A Post-9/11 World, Donald Roth Sep 2016

Letter To Those Growing Up In A Post-9/11 World, Donald Roth

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"Even in times of terror and upheaval, even when we feel the earth shifting under our feet, we serve a Lord who sits enthroned over all."

Posting about ­­­­­­­­lessons learned after the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks from In All Things - an online hub committed to the claim that the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus Christ has implications for the entire world.

http://inallthings.org/a-letter-to-those-growing-up-in-a-post-911-world/