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Why Pouting is a Bad Strategy

ByjamesgsppencerJanuary 7, 2019

Normally when I think about pouting, I think of a little kid with his or her bottom lip curled down. Having been told “no” when they wanted to hear “yes,” you almost expect some sort of negative reaction ranging from mild disappointment to pouting to

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Don’t Just Be Critical…Be Creative

ByjamesgsppencerJanuary 7, 2019

Its easy when we look at the surrounding culture to identify problems and to be critical of the cultural logic used to order society. Its harder to recognize our role in the problem or to see how multiple problems hang together. Its true that every problem is a gospel

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Think you are a blank canvas…think again.

ByjamesgsppencerJanuary 7, 2019

No reading of the biblical text or the world around us is free from influence. We see the Scriptures and the world through a number of different lenses and multiple different perspectives. While we are certainly capable of grasping truth or aspects of it, our understanding