A Complete List of DGO Blog Posts

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2024 2023

2022 2021 2020

2019 2018 2017

2016 2015 2014

2024 Churchfunding: 2023 Year-End Report
2023 Churchfunding: 2022 Year-End Report
2022 Joseph, the Just and Merciful Divorcer
Did Jesus Introduce a New Standard for Divorce? (JDR-12)
“From the Beginning It Was Not So”—And Never Has Been (JDR-11)
“Hardness of Heart” and Jesus’ Audience, Then and Now (JDR-10)
Why Did “Hardness of Heart” Cause God to Allow Divorce? (JDR-9)
“Moses Allowed You to Divorce” Suggests a Breakable Bond (JDR-8)
“Let Not Man Separate” Implies a Breakable Bond (JDR-7)
Genesis 2:24 as God’s Creation Norm for Marriage (JDR-6)
“God Has Joined Together” Does Not Imply an Unbreakable Bond (JDR-5)
“One Flesh” Does Not Imply an Unbreakable Bond (JDR-4)
“Cleave” Does Not Imply an Unbreakable Bond (JDR-3)
The “Divorce Evil” and the Response of the Mennonite Church (1880s to 1905)
Radical Faithfulness: A Proposal about Marriage Permanence
Hyper-Literalism, Could vs. Should, and a Guiding Question (JDR-2)
Jesus on Divorce and Remarriage: Introduction (JDR-1)
Churchfunding: 2021 Year-End Report
2021
Why did Mennonites Abandon the Early Anabaptist View of Jesus’ Exception Clause? (Transition from German to English)
“Worshiping and Imitating Our Servant King” (Sermon)
Why did Mennonites Abandon the Early Anabaptist View of Jesus’ Exception Clause? (Separatism and Confessional Statements)
When did Mennonites Discard the Early Anabaptist Interpretation of Jesus’ Exception Clause about Divorce?
Churchfunding: 2020 Year-End Report
2020 “In the Sight of God”: Divine Perspective from 1 Peter
Why Did Early Anabaptists Believe Jesus Allowed Divorce and Remarriage in Cases of Adultery?
Anabaptists Then (1600-1860s): “It Is Clearly to Be Seen”
Up From the Dust (Poems by Dwight)
“Concerning Divorce Between Believers and Unbelievers” – An Early Hutterite Document
Anabaptists Then (1500s): An “Unchangeable Plain Word of Christ”
Anabaptists Now: Taking Exception to Jesus’ Exception Clause
Is Marriage Indissoluble? A Look at Two Passages from “Rabbi” Paul
What Does “One Flesh” Mean?
A Song: “Before All Things (Colossians 1:15-20)”
Churchfunding: 2019 Year-End Report
2019 Was Jesus Okay With Homosexuality? (Audio and PDFs)
Is Jesus Okay With Homosexuality? (6 of 6)
Was Jesus Okay With Homosexuality? (5 of 6)
Don’t You Know?! (ουκ οιδατε;)
Was Jesus Okay With Homosexuality? (4 of 6)
Was Jesus Okay With Homosexuality? (3 of 6)
Was Jesus Okay With Homosexuality? (2 of 6)
Was Jesus Okay With Homosexuality? (1 of 6)
A Season for Faith
Every Promise in the Book Is Mine?
God “Was Able”? Or “Is Able”?
2018 Churchfunding: 2018 Year-End Report
I and my Wife and Paul’s Grammar
Wanted: Weak Christians (5 of 5)
Wanted: Weak Christians (4 of 5)
Wanted: Weak Christians (3 of 5)
Wanted: Weak Christians (2 of 5)
Wanted: Weak Christians (1 of 5)
Hospitable Barbarians and Homeless Hearts
A Heart that Bears Fruit for God (4 of 4)
A Heart that Bears Fruit for God (3 of 4)
A Heart that Bears Fruit for God (2 of 4)
A Heart that Bears Fruit for God (1 of 4)
Why Did Jesus Command His Disciples to Buy Swords? – Intro Draft
Notes While Reading the Christian Standard Bible (CSB)
How Do We Know Jesus Rose from the Dead?
On Which Day of the Week Did Jesus Die?
Who Is Lording Over Whom? (Matthew 20:25)
What Does a True Follower of Jesus Look Like?
A Story in Greek
Churchfunding: 2017 Year-End Report
2017 The Higher Calling: The Church, Jesus’ Rival Nation, God’s Kingdom (Guest Post from Sattler College)
“All Things Work Together for…” What?
“Red Letter Reductionism” Expanded
Naked and Exposed Before the Living God (Sermon)
“Into the World, But Not o f the World”
Should the Church Bear Witness to the State?
Easter Graces in Atlanta
There Are Better Books (Than “The Shack”)
Sonship and Suffering–Slides from My Sermon
“Let Him” Or “If He”? Translating Divorce in Deuteronomy
2016 Churchfunding: 2016 Year-End Report
A Library Online–Or At Least Onshelves
Why Do I Believe the Bible? A Short Answer
Poll: Which Is the Best Hymnal for Mennonites?
Help Us to Not Be Afraid; Winter Birch [Poems by Mom]
Like Spring [Poem by Mom]
12 Ways to Provoke Your Children to Anger (Lou Priolo)
Spring Leaves in Rain [Poem by Mom]
God’s Word and the Pastor’s Authority (Hebrews 1:1-4)
Churchfunding Update 11: We Bought a House!
Thirty-Three Years: A Life [Poem by Mom]
Churchfunding Update 10: We Might Have a House!
Churchfunding Update 9: An Answer to Special Prayer?
Christians and Satire: What Does the Bible Say?
The RAT: A New Bible Translation for Anabaptists
Did Satan Give Super Tuesday to Trump and Clinton? (Luke 4:6)
What Jesus Wished He Could Say before He Died (John 16:12)
Why Should You Care about Cities? (3/3)
Why Should You Care about Cities? (2/3)
Why Should You Care about Cities? (1/3)
Churchfunding Update 8: An Invitation to Special Prayer
God Bless This Ark; As Arrows from the Hand [Poems by Mom]
The Church of Christ — Ferguson (4): Salvation and Church Membership
A Commentary on 1 and 2 Chronicles — Merrill (Review)
In Which I Am Surprised to Agree With John Nelson Darby
Do Non-Christian Jews and Christians Worship the Same God?
Partly Free [Poem by Mom]
The Church of Christ — Ferguson (3): What Is the Church?
Peacemaking: The Quiet in the Land Speak Up
2015 “How Do You Know Me?” — Words and Self-Identity
The Picture Smart Bible and Other Bible Resources for 2016
Arminians, Calvinists, and Two Theological Terms Worth Chucking
Between Comings (A Poem for Christmas)
Chronological Bibles — A Buying Guide
The Church of Christ — Ferguson (2): Covenant, Kingdom, Christ
The Church of Christ — Ferguson (1): Introduction
Downsview Station Jazz Rap [Poem by Mom]
Study Resources for John
A Traitor Comes to the Table [Poem by Mom]
NIV Zondervan Study Bible (Review and Comparison with ESV Study Bible)
Is “Love One Another” A New Commandment for You?
“The Great Missing Link in Much of Anabaptist Missions” — David Robertson
Churchfunding Update 7: Funds Ready, Waiting on House ($69,635)
40 Questions about Baptism and the Lord’s Supper — Hammett (Review)
Churchfunding Update 6: Time to Send Your Pledges–Here’s How ($65,895)
Churchfunding Update 5: Almost Ready for Your Pledges! ($60,995)
Churchfunding Update 4: In the School of Faith ($44,240)
Happy Birthday, DGO!
Only God’s World [Poem by Mom]
Churchfunding Update 3: Halfway to Making an Offer ($30,415)
Churchfunding Update 2: Our New Accountant ($26,965)
Churchfunding Update 1: Info for Canadians and More ($20,625)
Churchfunding a House in Atlanta: Official Launch
In Which a Strange Plan Is Hatched on Facebook (News Bulletin)
Commentary Sale — New American Commentary Series on Kindle
Going Public: Why Baptism Is Required for Church Membership — Jamieson (Review)
Jesus in the Room [Poem by Mom]
The Arts, Biblical Theology, and Proof I’m Not a Complete Philistine
The Arts and the Absence of Jesus
A Is for Atlanta
Lot the Big-Time Mennonite Farmer
Study Resources for Kings and Chronicles
Fresh Milling [Poem by Mom]
Articles of Church Membership
A Fellowship of Differents — McKnight (Review)
Remember the Resurrection, to Keep it Central
Judgment and Meaning: You’ll Get Your Day in Court
125 Years of Seven Ordinances — Rough Draft
Infinitude [Poem by Mom]
In the Presence of Older Theologians
The Lord’s Prayer and the Center of the Universe
Melchizedek, Carson, and the Tar Baby
Prayers for Conservative Anabaptist Churches
New Bible Reading Plan for a Mid-Year Boost
Defending Substitution: An Essay on Atonement in Paul — Gathercole (Review)
By Every Word [Poem by Mom]
Tradition in the NT (2): Good Examples
Tradition in the NT (1): Bad Examples
Study Resources for Hebrews
Trained by Grace, Made Holy by the Gospel
Clarifications about Removing Church Traditions
Thinking Intentionally about Tradition and Change
Jasmine, Our Blossom [Poem by Mom]
“Christian Atheists” – Guest Post by Frank Reed
“The Holy Scriptures Must Be Our Ruling Standard”
Contentment: “Whose God Is Their Belly”
Is a “Radical Lifestyle” a Hurdle for Seekers?
Unfinished Thoughts for Your Improvement
The Schleitheim Confession: Who May Share the Lord’s Supper?
There Is Hope of a Tree [Poem by Mom]
When the Church Was a Family — Hellerman (Review)
The New Testament Church: The Challenge of Developing Ecclesiologies – Harrison/Dvorak (Review)
Ecclesiology of the Reformers (7): Conclusions and Questions
Life Thirst: L’Chaim [Poem by Mom]
What I Learned at AIC 2015 about How To Use the Bible
Reading the Psalms as Christians
“Pray for the Peace of Jerusalem!”
The Love of Christ Controls Us
NIV Proclamation Bible (Book Review)
Anabaptists, Flat Bibles, and the Sabbath
Study Resources for Matthew
Ecclesiology of the Reformers (6): William Tyndale
Professor Janzen Reads Hopkins’ Sonnets [Poem by Mom]
Ecclesiology of the Reformers (5): Menno Simons
More on Calvin: Marks of the Church and Fighting Nicely.
Ecclesiology of the Reformers (4): John Calvin
When Will the Church Be Pure?
Ecclesiology of the Reformers (3): Huldrych Zwingli
Ecclesiology of the Reformers (2): Martin Luther
Ecclesiology of the Reformers (1): Late Middle Ages
Watching You Watch the Birds [Poem by Mom]
Kissing in the First Century: Excerpt from Craig Keener
NIV Turns 50: An Interview with Douglas J. Moo
Final Surprises about 2014’s Most Popular Verses (Part 3)
10 Surprises about 2014’s Most Popular Bible Verses (Part 2)
10 Surprises about 2014’s Most Popular Bible Verses.
2014 5 Ways to Understand the Bible Better in 2015
At Christmastime; Christmas Comes Again [Poems by Mom]
Does the Resurrection Matter? (Albert Mast’s Memorial Service)
A “Far Better” Morning for Albert
What Is the Christian’s True Hope in Death?
ESV Audio Bible on Sale
Giving To and Through the Church (Part 6)
Giving To and Through the Church (Part 5)
Giving To and Through the Church (Part 4)
Giving To and Through the Church (Part 3)
Giving To and Through the Church (Part 2)
Giving To and Through the Church (Part 1)
Two Trees [Poem By Mom]
Which Came First–Original Sin or Infant Baptism?
Kindle Sale: NIV Application Commentaries
Should Every Church Gathering Look Like 1 Corinthians 14?
On Translation Choices and Pastoral Concerns
Who Judged After Samson? Eli or Samuel?

What to Expect Next on Dwight Gingrich Online
“In Adam’s Fall We…?” Inclusion or Imperialism in Romans 5
Can a Hermit Be Humble?
If You’re Not a Berean, Who Might You Be?
Launch Day!
Social Media according to the Gospel
“If anyone does not provide for his relatives…”
Resurrection Now! Seated with Christ in Heavenly Places
Tools for Reading Old Testament Stories Well
Which New Testament Church Practices Are Normative for Today?
Should You Desire to Be an Elder?
3 Lessons from the Rechabites (Jeremiah 35)
The Big Picture Story Bible – David R. Helm
On motivating Christians to holy living
“Men learned in the Greek and Hebrew languages”
Handbook on the NT Use of the OT – G.K. Beale
According to the Scriptures – C.H. Dodd
What is “the Rapture”?
“The Expulsive Power of a New Affection”
Are you being trained by grace?
Deuteronomy–heart of the Old Testament, hints of the New
“What I learned in seminary” — a list for pastors
Decision-making with God in the picture
Music-making and bonding in multicultural churches
“Creating a Reading Culture in Your Church”
“Getting Excited About Melchizedek”
“Why become ‘all things to all people’?”
Mennonites, education, and missions
Story-powered godly living
On pragmatism and biblicism
The goal of gospel contextualization
“For you formed my inward parts”
“Eating and drinking unworthily” and Christian poverty
“With a rich man in his death” — Holy Saturday thoughts
“Many” New Testament allusions to Isaiah 53
A Definition of “Baptism"
On reading Augustine of Hippo
The frustration and joy of John the Baptist
Fun with church history and chastity
What’s this bit about “sinful nature”?
Head and heart: Worshiping as whole persons
Old Testament holy war and Christian nonresistance
On the danger of turning norms into absolutes
Church cultures and the danger of complacency
“What grace alone can do” — J.S. Coffman
Coffman and the origin of 7 ordinances
Do you “believe into” Jesus?
Seeing the face of God
On scanning Mennonite confessions of faith
“Ran… embraced… kissed”
Wisdom versus revelation – James 1:5
Jonah and superficial repentance
On taking God’s name in vain
“When people add to the Word of God”
On borrowing pagan musical forms
“The difference between Christians and the rest of mankind”
What do I love most?
A doctrine of “continually renewed minds”?
Rapture? Or a new heaven and a new earth?
Did Enoch and Elijah die?