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Heretic: A Wounded Word in a Wounded Church: Duane W. H. Arnold,PhD
Heretic: A Wounded Word in a Wounded Church “From my perspective you have posted enough heresy on this site to now be confirmed a heretic.” “…full on heretic and blasphemer” Moderated comments from…
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September 8, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Things I Think…
I think we need to accept the possibility that Trump “wanting to get to heaven” may be a work of the Spirit and pray accordingly… 2. Ironically, if Trump truly converted and started behaving as a…
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September 2, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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How Deep That Darkness Is
““Your eye is like a lamp that provides light for your body. When your eye is healthy, your whole body is filled with light. But when your eye is unhealthy, your whole body is filled with darkness.
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August 3, 2025 at 11:49 PM
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This is so very good...learning how to read the Bible with the church through the ages...resolving the issue of the ending of the book of Mark. www.phoenixpreacher.com/take-out-you...
“Take out your Bibles and turn to Mark, chapter 16…”: Duane W.H. Arnold, PhD
“Take out your Bibles and turn to Mark, chapter 16…” Or The Creative Tension of Textual Criticism and Faithful Reading There are times, particularly for those of us who live in the long corridor…
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August 1, 2025 at 4:02 PM
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The Wounded Body: Michael Ramsey and the Church: Duane W.H. Arnold, PhD
The Wounded Body: Michael Ramsey and the Church Michael Ramsey once said, “The glory of the Church is not in herself, but in her crucified Lord.” That single line, drawn from The Gospel and the…
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July 29, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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Christian Resistance in the Trump Era: Duane W.H. Arnold, PhD
Christian Resistance in the Trump Era By Duane W.H. Arnold, PhD I have never believed that the Church is safe—not from compromise, not from collusion, not even from its own desire to be admired.
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July 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
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The Perfect Christian Study Starter Kit
Long time readers know that I get really excited when I find new resources to share with our community. I get excited because I really do believe that the more people who have a real and vital…
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July 23, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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Sheep, Goats, and Undocumented People
““But when the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit upon his glorious throne. All the nations will be gathered in his presence, and he will separate the people…
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July 23, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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On moral injury...
Things I Think…
More often than not these days, I find myself feeling stressed and melancholy irregardless of any personal circumstances. I’m not eating well or sleeping well…at times it seems as if darkness will be…
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July 23, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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Robert Webber and the Shape of the Church to Come : Duane W.H. Arnold, PhD
Robert Webber and the Shape of the Church to Come By Duane W.H. Arnold, PhD Robert Webber, for many years, taught Theology and Church History at Wheaton College. His evangelical credentials were…
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July 21, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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The Burning of Bread: A Christian Indictment
The Burning of Bread: A Christian Indictment We have now reached the point where the State burns bread. Five hundred metric tons of emergency food—enough to feed 1.5 million children for a week—is not...
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July 16, 2025 at 9:32 PM
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Rowan Williams – A Mixed Legacy: Duane W.H. Arnold, PhD
Rowan Williams – A Mixed Legacy There are few figures in contemporary Anglicanism who have evoked such deep admiration, quiet frustration, and, in some circles, genuine wonder as the former Archbishop...
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July 15, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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“What Would the Early Church Do?”: Duane W.H. Arnold, PhD
“What Would the Early Church Do?” Duane W.H. Arnold, PhD It was late in the afternoon—gray light slanting through the windows—when someone asked me in an email, “What would the early Church do if it…
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July 9, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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Taking His Name In Vain: KevinH
You can arguably call this democracy at work, but don’t bring God into it. You can call this the majority will of the electorate, but don’t bring God into it. You can call this a triumph for the…
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July 7, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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“Welcoming The Stranger”: KevinH
This past Sunday, my church sent off an immigrant family who had become very near and dear to our church family over the past year. The family is moving to another state to be with friends from their…
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July 1, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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Why Robert Alter Matters : Duane W.H. Arnold, PhD
Why Robert Alter Matters There are figures in the world of biblical studies who slip past most people unnoticed—known mostly within the quiet halls of the academy or the narrow corridors of clergy.
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June 27, 2025 at 4:56 PM
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History Does Not Repeat… But It Rhymes: Duane W.H. Arnold, PhD
History Does Not Repeat… But It Rhymes Duane W.H. Arnold, PhD For those who have read my posts over the years, you will be aware that there is a question that haunts me more than I’d like to admit…
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June 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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June 19, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Potters Field, Rozells , Back In “Ministry”
I came across an interesting press release this morning from Him First Media puffing up Mike and Pam Rozell’s latest foray into “ministry”. Strangely enough it doesn’t mention the Rozell’s history…
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June 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Nuking For Jesus
Dispensationalism is the undergirding theology under American civil religion. For the sake of this discussion, lets define our term. Dispensationalism is a theological system in Christian thought that...
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June 19, 2025 at 2:37 AM
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Can We Talk About The Bible?
Can We Talk About This? One of the biggest shocks in my faith journey was discovering that Christianity isn’t a monolith—that there are vastly different ways of thinking about and practicing the faith...
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June 11, 2025 at 9:05 PM
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How Do We Deal With Michael Tait?: KevinH
“What if I stumble, what if I fall? What if I lose my step and make fools of us all?” These are poignant lyrics from DC Talk’s hit song, “What If I Stumble”, from its epic Jesus Freak album released…
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June 11, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Whatever Happened to Spiritual Formation?: Duane W.H. Arnold, PhD
As we noted in last weeks “Linkathon” the latest survey on Christian beliefs shows a stunning lack of biblical and theological knowledge on the part of American Christians. In response…
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June 9, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Things I Think…
“You are afraid of the text.” He paused. “You are afraid of what the Bible says.” Again, a pause. “You are afraid of the what the Bible says because you are afraid of what the Bible will ask you to…
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June 9, 2025 at 5:07 PM
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