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Continue reading →: Do you have an Easter, Christian Worldview?
By Joe LaGuardia Over the last four weeks I have had the honor of being adjunct professor for a Thursday night class at Palm Beach Atlantic University. The class, an eight-week required course for graduating seniors, asks students to think through how their education synchronizes with the rest of their…
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Continue reading →: Fasting, and other disciplines for Lent
By Emily Holladay This is one article in an on-going series for Lent 2018 by the Reverend Emily Holladay. Check out her other articles at her blog, Rev on the Edge. Chocolate. Facebook. TV. Telephone. Soft drinks. Fast Food. Every year, Lent conveniently falls just far enough after New Year’s that…
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Continue reading →: The Difficulty with Submission in Lent
By Joe LaGuardia Several years ago–has to be nearly a decade by now–the Holy Spirit convicted me that I needed to learn a thing or two about submission and obedience. I had been a Christ-follower for some time, but I have always had a flavor for independence and strong-willed stubbornness.…
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Continue reading →: The Mystics and the “Middles” of Life
By Joe LaGuardia I attend a Baptist pastor’s meeting every so often in which we have a time of prayer, as well as listen to a one-hour presentation from a guest speaker. There is always a speaker, and although it is meaningful, we are never left to talk among ourselves—to…
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Continue reading →: A Pastor Appreciates the Hymns: Benedictions and Farewells
By Joe LaGuardia A Pastor Appreciates the Hymns is a series on hymnody and worship in the church. By incorporating personal testimony and theological reflection, the series draws meaning and strength from sacred songs past and present. This article concludes the series. Benedictions are important in every Order of Worship. Whether…
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Continue reading →: The Pastor’s 2018 Reading List
By Joe LaGuardia There seems to be something arrogant about entitling a blog “The Pastor’s Reading List.” I don’t know if it sounds haughty or elitist or what, but something does not seem right. Yet, in the spirit of years gone by, I feel compelled to publish my reading list…
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Continue reading →: The Ten Commandments for Welcoming Guests to Church
By Joe LaGuardia Church consultants and pastors have spilled much ink regarding how churches should welcome guests. There is a reason for that: Churches, from veteran churches to church-starts, need to learn how to greet guests and be the welcoming community Christ calls us to be. You may be surprised…
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Continue reading →: A Pastor Appreciates the Hymns: Songs of Christmas, Part 2
By Joe LaGuardia A Pastor Appreciates the Hymns is a series on hymnody and worship in the church. By incorporating personal testimony and theological reflection, the series draws meaning and strength from sacred songs past and present. So the shepherds went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the child…
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Continue reading →: Seeing Miracles…Beyond Christmas!
By Joe LaGuardia During our Pastor’s Bible Study last Sunday evening (November 27), someone mentioned that we tend to talk about miracles only around the Christmas season. We speak of the miracles surrounding Christmas: angels displayed in heavenly praise, heavenly hosts communicating with shepherds and Joseph and Mary, visions for…
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Continue reading →: A Pastor Appreciates the Hymns: Songs of Christmas, Part 1
By Joe LaGuardia A Pastor Appreciates the Hymns is a series on hymnody and worship in the church. By incorporating personal testimony and theological reflection, the series draws meaning and strength from sacred songs past and present. And now, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you…
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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.
Baptist Spirituality explores the intersection of faith and culture incorporating biblical scholarship, culture and the arts, politics, science, and theology.
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