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Continue reading →: A Response from a Gun Violence Victim in the Wake of Charlie Kirk’s Death
By Rev. Dr. Joe LaGuardia I’ve been praying and waiting to craft what I need to say… And I finally have a word to share. The horror and trauma that gun violence victims live through every time there is a public or high-profile shooting, such as that of Charlie Kirk’s…
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Continue reading →: Creation’s Afterglow and Your TV Static
This article is in honor and memory of my father, James LaGuardia, who passed away on August 5, 2013. By Joe LaGuardia, August 1, 2025. My father was a television repairman who owned his own repair business since he was 19 years of age. What that meant for my sisters…
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Welcome to Baptist Spirituality. The mission of Baptist Spirituality is to discern the Holy Spirit’s work in the lives of individuals, congregations, culture, and the world through writing, poetry, and other creative avenues of expression.
Here you will find articles exploring the intersection of faith and culture with topics ranging from biblical scholarship, culture and the arts, politics, science, to theology.
About Joe… Joe LaGuardia, DMin., is 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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