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Continue reading →: A Reading Life (prt. 17): Old Words with New Hope
By Joe LaGuardia I started collecting vintage religious books some time ago. These books, primarily on preaching or prayer, have become treasures and sources of encouragement. They have also become a way to go “treasure hunting” in used book and thrift stores. (Its exciting to have a niche collection.) There…
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Continue reading →: Don’t Get Ahead of Christ!
By Joe LaGuardia We are but a few weeks away from Holy Week. It is around this time that I am reminded of “watersheds” in the gospels, those little verses in which Jesus turns from local ministry in the northern country and begins his journey to the cross. Sometimes a…
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Continue reading →: CBF’s Baxley issues statement following New Zealand mosque shootings
CBFblog March 15, 2019 By CBF Communications Cooperative Baptist Fellowship Executive Coordinator Paul Baxley released the following statement after the death of 49 Muslim worshipers in a terrorist attack during Friday prayers at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand. While details are still unfolding about this tragic event, we have…
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Continue reading →: A Pastor’s Reading List for 2019
By Joe LaGuardia I have made it a habit, as other pastors have, of publishing an annual reading list. It is made up of books that we long to read, hope to read, want to read, need to read. I have fun reading the lists of others, and I hope…
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Continue reading →: A Reader’s Life (prt. 16): Words that Defy
By Joe LaGuardia A Reading Life is a blog series focused on the literature that has shaped my life and call to ministry. Find the introduction here. The greatness of writing–and the power of a word–is measured by how well that word (and, when I say “word,” I mean it…
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Continue reading →: A Reading Life (prt. 15): Memiors Among Us
By Joe LaGuardia A Reading Life is a blog series focused on the literature that has shaped my life and call to ministry. Find the introduction here. In the afterword of my recent book, A Whispering Call, I outline the waning market for first-person narration. Jonathon Franzen, guest editor for…
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Continue reading →: A Reading Life (prt 13): Being a Steward of Stories
By Joe LaGuardia A Reading Life is a blog series focused on the literature that has shaped my life and call to ministry. Find the introduction here. You may recall the post in which I said I read voraciously in high school, primarily those books in the school library…
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Continue reading →: A Reading Life (prt 12): An Impasse and Seasonal Affective Disorder
By Joe LaGuardia A Reading Life is a blog series focused on the literature that has shaped my life and call to ministry. Find the introduction here. I must apologize, everyone. I have not been in the mood to read or write lately. I blame it on the recliner and…
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Continue reading →: A Reading Life (prt 11): The Bible, from a different point of view
By Joe LaGuardia A Reading Life is a blog series focused on the literature that has shaped my life and call to ministry. Find the introduction here. I attended a pastor’s Bible study recently and did not learn anything new. If you are going to bring pastors together, then have…
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Rev. Dr. Joe LaGuardia
Rev. Dr. Joe LaGuardia is a pastor, writer, and chaplain residing in Florida. He is author of three books and regular contributor to Smyth & Helwys’ Formations Series. His articles have appeared in USA Today, Baptist News Global, Christian Ethics Today, TCPalm, and Rockdale Citizen.
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