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Continue reading →: “Let go and let God”
It was a regularly scheduled evening earlier this week. My wife, Jessica, and I finished dinner, and our entire focus was on getting a toddler to wind down from the day. I ran his bath, wrestled his clothing from his body, and I took Ian into our bedroom to remove…
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Continue reading →: On the Lord’s Prayer (3/3)
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been writing on the Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13). Today’s article is the last of three. (Find the first article here and the second article here.) The first article noted that Jesus’ prayer finds a home squarely in Jewish liturgy of the first century. It…
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Continue reading →: Find Compassion in an Age of Suspicion
As a student of human behavior, I have observed that some of us tend to hunt for the negative in certain situations. I believe that some in American society are programmed to look for what is wrong or evil, rather than what is right, good or holy. Someone gives a…
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Continue reading →: On the Lord’s Prayer (part 2/3)
Last week’s article was the first of a three-part study of the Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13). The Lord’s Prayer, so familiar and comforting to all of us, is one that presents us with both a challenge and a choice. Will we do things God’s way or our way? The last article took a broad…
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Continue reading →: On the Lord’s Prayer (Part 1/3)
No matter where we attend church, what doctrines we hold dear, or how diverse our worship may be, we can all agree that one of the most comforting scriptures in the Bible is the Lord’s Prayer (Matthew 6:9-13). I’m sure you can remember the last time you prayed that wonderful…
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Continue reading →: CBF Global Missions Coordinator urges Cooperative Baptists to ‘reimagine mission’
CBFblog Steven Porter By Aaron Weaver ATLANTA — “Yesterday’s trusted models of witness no longer produce the results they once confidently promised, which raises important questions about the models themselves,” said Cooperative Baptist Fellowship’s new Global Missions Coordinator Steven Porter Wednesday night at the banquet and commissioning service that kicked…
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Continue reading →: Spirituality is helpful in the workplace
It pays to be spiritual. A few weeks ago, Tony Schwartz and Christine Porath wrote an opinion piece in the Sunday Review of the New York Times, that outlined factors that benefit or hinder employee productivity. At first glance, the numbers are dismal: A majority of workers in the United…
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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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