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How to Be a Hopeful Realist CultureFeatured PostsLiving Out Your FaithSpiritual Formation

How to Be a Hopeful Realist

Why We Think Hope is Unrealistic  Ironically, we often mistake hope for hopelessness. Look no further than the early stages of the pandemic in 2020. Driving through the spooky stillness of the first lockdown, I came across a marquee boldly declaring, “Hope is not canceled!” All of the shows at this particular venue were canceled, of course, along with the…
January 11, 2023
4 Factors in Preparing for Holiday Conflict ApologeticsCultureFeatured Posts

4 Factors in Preparing for Holiday Conflict

Unavoidable Conflict The notion that the holidays serve as little more than emblems of family dysfunction is now a cliche, fodder for countless jokes, movies, and television shows. From National Lampoon’s A Christmas Vacation to The Ref, the modern take on the holiday season is decidedly cynical.  These scenarios wouldn’t resonate so deeply if they didn’t have their basis in…
December 13, 2022
A Thanksgiving Precedent: What Really Happened in Plymouth? Image of "The First Thanksgiving at Plymouth" (1914) By Jennie A. BrownscombeCultureFeatured Posts

A Thanksgiving Precedent: What Really Happened in Plymouth?

As with so many of our national holidays, Thanksgiving is now a contentious subject. Formerly a time of celebration and gratitude, many critics today maintain that it stands as little more than an emblem of our nation's racist past. But is this an accurate reading of the first Thanksgiving? What actually transpired at Plymouth in the fall of 1621? In…
November 17, 2022
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Quotes from J. I. Packer

J. I. Packer (1926–2020) loved the Lord, a fact that clearly shines through his writing. He, like C.S. Lewis, communicated profound spiritual truths in mere sentences. The following quotes display his rich biblical theology.
September 19, 2021