Church
Josh Müller (opens on the publisher’s site)
joshmuller.ca
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Last week, in anticipation of COP 30 , my wife and I were invited to talk about climate change at our house church. This has been a topic close to my heart for many years now, but I had never talked publicly about it before. So, I was excited to share. I also wanted to share some of those same thoughts here. I hope you find it impactful. If you don’t accept climate change, this post doesn’t seek t
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I read a book this year that convicted my heart more than any other (non-Bible) book that I've read in recent memory. I've been chewing on it for two months, and have been trying to figure out a way to share it... but I've struggled to put effectively into words what's been on my heart, so I haven't... However, seeing the story floating around about this most recent shooting in a church in Texas h
Joshua P. Steele (opens on the publisher’s site)
joshuapsteele.com
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- declared “Church” via Article tag Source page (opens on the publisher’s site)
- declared “Church” via Article tag Source page (opens on the publisher’s site)
- declared “Church” via Article tag Source page (opens on the publisher’s site)
- declared “Church” via Article tag Source page (opens on the publisher’s site)
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A practical guide to disagreeing well about theology—how to argue over Scripture and doctrine without losing your cool or your brother and sister in Christ.
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My reading list exploring Church-State relations and Christian political engagement, from high school curiosity to 2024 concerns.
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A more devastating twist on the problem of evil: if God is good and the Church is his chosen plan for redemption, why is there so much evil within the Church itself?
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Candid thoughts on American church culture, from worship styles and political engagement to leadership practices and theological priorities.
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After much discernment and growing disaffection with ACNA, I'm stepping away from ordained ministry to focus on family and software engineering.
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Biblical passages from 1 Peter, Isaiah, and elsewhere for corporate prayer and fasting during times of church crisis.
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A Logos 10 review for serious Bible and theology study, covering speed improvements, print library search, church history tools, and translation.
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#ACNAtoo is a movement of survivors of ACNA-related abuse & their supporters seeking justice, repentance, healing & a healthier ACNA.
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Robert Jenson's definition of theology as the church's reflection on its own gospel-speaking to God and the world.
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Reflections on the eve of priestly ordination, transitioning from deacon to priest in service of Christ's Church.
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A sermon on 1 Timothy 5:1-16, on treating the church as a family and what that demands of us.
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A section-by-section outline of Karl Barth's massive *Church Dogmatics*, with downloadable PDFs to help you navigate its volumes and paragraphs.
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A Karl Barth quote from Church Dogmatics II/2 on Scripture, theology, and discerning what Christians ought to do.
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How Barth's interpretation of Genesis 2–3 changed from Romans to Church Dogmatics while maintaining his critique of religion as idolatry.
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Research notes on inaccurate Karl Barth Church Dogmatics page numbers in Logos search results and why that complicates citation work.
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Kevin Vanhoozer's concise account of what theologians should do and why the task matters for the church.
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Essential reading recommendations covering the Bible, theology, church history, ethics, and Christian living for busy believers.
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An Ascension sermon on how Jesus' finished work completes the gospel and sends the church into its mission.
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St. James' martyrdom rebukes ministerial ambitions—a sobering homily for those who aspire to serve Christ's Church.
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A follow-up to frustrated Christians: the church's problems include us, which means repentance and repair start close to home.
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A plea to frustrated Christians: stay with the church precisely because its failures need people willing to work for healing.
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Reading Seth Godin's Linchpin for the church: pastors, Christians, and congregations as creative, generous, community-serving workers.
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An essay proposing overacceptance as a way beyond Anglican accommodation and Anabaptist separation in church-state relations.
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A Southeast ETS paper using Karl Barth to argue that church disunity is an ecclesiological impossibility, possible only as sin is possible.
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My paper on Karl Barth and church unity has been accepted for the 2015 Southeastern Regional ETS meeting.
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Part 3 of a series on Karl Barth's reading of Christ's wilderness temptations in *Church Dogmatics* IV/1: the temptation to leap from the temple, or the leap of false faith.
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A reflection on frustration with the church, bridge-building, and when critique risks burning the wrong bridges.
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An exploration of church unity through the lens of atonement theology, arguing that God's divine perfection of unity provides the theological framework for understanding both Christ's reconciling work and the church's calling to be one.
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A reflection on church unity, the New Testament, and why doctrinal orthodoxy and moral purity cannot replace reconciled community.
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Reflections on Kevin DeYoung's Memorial Day theology and the complex relationship between Christian faith and national identity.
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An outline of the Christian faith in traditional question-and-answer form, drawing on the 1979 Episcopal and 1662 Church of England Books of Common Prayer.
