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Continue reading →: Religious Nationalism, Revivalism Rising on the world stage
By Joe LaGuardia Every election year, we see the influence of a demographic voting block, often pitched as a uniform, monolithic movement, called “evangelicalism”. Evangelicalism, a loosely-defined subculture in American Christianity, rose to political prominence under the Christian Coalition in the late 1970s and has championed major reforms and legislation that transcend partisanship. Now,…
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Continue reading →: Where I’m From…
By Emily Holladay Many of you have likely read or created a “Where I’m From” poem like the one below. “Where I’m From” poems were made famous by Kentucky poet laureate, George Ella Lyon, and they serve to help take us all back to our roots. I wrote the one…
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Continue reading →: Wishes for Lent
By Matt Sapp I wish ashes weren’t so messy. When you’re getting ready for an Ash Wednesday service, they can get everywhere. Once you touch them, you can’t touch anything else until you’ve washed them off. And that’s not always easy. It can take some real scrubbing. I wish Lent wasn’t…
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Continue reading →: Failure: A Successful step in Following Christ
By Joe LaGuardia In the new Supergirl television show starring Melissa Benoist as the other Caped Crusader, Supergirl must prove to friends and family that she and she alone is responsible for her power and place in the universe. Her youthful demeanor and gender work against her; everyone feels a…
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Continue reading →: Christian Reads for the journey of leadership
By Matt Sapp Reading is a big part of my life. Reading is how we learn. It’s how new ideas emerge and old ideas stay fresh. With video teaching and podcasts, we increasingly listen and watch, too, but reading is still the primary way we learn from other people. As…
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Continue reading →: Coloring Books in Cutting Edge Adult Spirituality
By Joe LaGuardia Every Wednesday at Trinity, an intergenerational group uses the church’s art studio at the church to paint, sketch, play card games, and fellowship. I visit every now and then, sometimes joining in the fun or crafting a bulletin for a special service. One time, however, I was caught…
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Continue reading →: Reading Challenge 2016: A Resolution for Bibliophiles….
By Joe LaGuardia I’m not one for New Year’s resolutions. In fact, I avoid making them because I know I’m going to break them. This season, however, something caught my eye on social media that I could not resist: the “2016 Reading Challenge.” I do not know its source, but…
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Continue reading →: The Truth of Epiphany and the Human Christ
By Joe LaGuardia Some of our Christmas carols make bold claims about Christ. Some remind us of Jesus’ miraculous birth, while others recall the revelation of God’s Messiah to angels and sages. Perhaps the greatest claim is made in the classic hymn, Away in a Manger, which states that when…
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Continue reading →: The difference between weather and climate: A Science Lesson
[Curated] The Climate and Environmental debate in the United States often confuses the difference between weather and climate. For instance, some time ago, Sen. James Inhofe (R-Oklahoma) confused weather and climate when he brought a snowball into Congress to argue that human-induced climate change is misplaced. This article from Global Environmental…
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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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