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Continue reading →: October is pastor appreciation month!
Every October marks pastor appreciation month. It is a time when many parishioners wrestle with that all-important question: “What do I get my pastor?” Well, I’m glad you asked. It’s been about two years since I wrote an article on the same subject, but now that I am a more…
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Continue reading →: Is your church filled with Christian atheists?
In an article in The Atlantic Monthly, author and editor-at-large Jonathon Rauch recalled a time he attended a dinner party and was asked about his religion. Rauch, a self-proclaimed atheist, considered what to say and realized that atheists were no different than theists in that both sets of people try…
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Continue reading →: Book says Baptists embracing high church
A new book sparks hope that more Baptists will embrace liturgical forms of worship as they come to see ancient traditions as inherently missional, writes Jeff Brumley on Associated Baptist Press… Book says Baptists embracing high church.
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Continue reading →: Finding solidarity with the suffering Christ
All of us have our own image of Christ ingrained in our imagination. It’s the image that confronts us when we close our eyes in prayer. It’s the one representing He whom we worship when moved by a particular hymn or praise chorus. I raised this idea in a Bible…
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Continue reading →: Open Letter to public officials concerning gun control legislation
This is an open letter I sent to my representatives and the executive office, including Senators Saxby Chambliss and John Isakson, House Representative Hank Johnson, and President Barack Obama. September 9, 2013 Dear United States Congress, A little over a month ago on 5 August 2013, Rockne Newell stormed a…
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Continue reading →: An Open Letter to Families Who Lost Loved Ones in the DC Navy Yard Mass Shooting
(This is reproduced from a version online by Gina LaGuardia-Schrecker) September 16, 2013 Dear Brokenhearted, I am so very sorry for your loss. I know your pain all too well. Six weeks ago tonight, my father was killed in a mass shooting in Pennsylvania. He was merely attending a township…
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Continue reading →: CBF makes appeal for Disaster Response funds to meet immediate needs of Syrian refugees
CBFblog September 12, 2013 DECATUR, GA – The Cooperative Baptist Fellowship is making a difference in the lives of refugees fleeing the civil war in Syria and is encouraging its constituents to financially support the ongoing efforts of CBF field personnel and ministry partners in the region. The civil war…
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Continue reading →: “A Singing Stream”
Ever since my father passed away a little over a month ago, God will give me something–even if it is only a sliver of a scripture or a line from song–to hold on to for hope and healing. Poetry, the Psalms, and hymns have been my greatest source of encouragement. …
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Continue reading →: A Compelling Call
Originally posted on Talk with the Preacher: An introduction to Jeremiah, modified from The Message: Imagine there was one guy on board the Titanic with sonar equipment trying to get the captain and crew to believe there was an iceberg ahead. They’d never heard of sonar and thought he was…
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Continue reading →: Climate change is a very real challenge, requiring prophetic responses
The extraordinary and history-making cold spell we experienced several weeks ago reminded me of a time that one of my good friends posted on Facebook that, with all this cold weather, human-induced climate change is certain to be a hoax. Although I’m sure that my friend confused weather with climate,…
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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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