Exegesis, Ecclesiology, and Exploration.

“All Things Work Together for…” What?

In Romans 8:28 Paul famously assures us that “all things work together for good.” This is a much-quoted and much-misunderstood verse. Here it is in full: A..

Dwight Gingrich

Dec 03, 2017

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“Red Letter Reductionism” Expanded

Thinking Theology Aloud [Random]

So I expanded it from 23 pages to 31 pages. Then, with great effort and the judicious advice of a friend, I cut it down to 14 pages. Now I have two red letter r..

Naked and Exposed Before the Living God (Sermon)

Bible Bites [Exegesis]

The word of God reveals our hearts, leaving us naked and exposed before God. When God’s word comes to us, we are forced to respond, and how we respond reveals..

“Into the World, But Not of the World”

Bible Bites [Exegesis]

“In the world, but not of the world.” Perhaps you’ve heard this slogan. It’s one way we Christians describe our ambivalent position in this world. This ..

Should the Church Bear Witness to the State?

Thinking Theology Aloud [Random]

There is a certain strand of Anabaptist two-kingdom theology that says church and state should be so entirely separate that the church has nothing to say to the..

Easter Graces in Atlanta

Dwight's Family

Today was a busy, grace-filled day. Tonight, as darkness settles onto our neighborhood, I feel tired but satisfied. This was truly the Lord’s Day. This past w..

There Are Better Books (Than “The Shack”)

Book Reviews

This is (yet another) blog post about The Shack, by Wm. Paul Young. The Canadian in me wants to apologize immediately and get back to smiling, but that wouldn..

Sonship and Suffering–Slides from My Sermon

Thinking Theology Aloud [Random]

Yesterday I preached a sermon called “Sonship and Suffering” at Followers of Jesus Church of Thomaston, Georgia, as part of our pulpit exchange. The sermon ..

“Let Him” Or “If He”? Translating Divorce in Deuteronomy

Bible Bites [Exegesis]

I learned today that the King James Version has a misleading translation of an important OT passage about divorce. The translation is not only misleading, but m..

Churchfunding: 2016 Year-End Report

Dwight's Family

I thought it would be fitting to give a brief year-end report on our house loan repayments. “Fitting” not because this is the sort of thing that is usually ..