Glenn PackiamMar 14, 20214 minBook Club on "Morality" by Rabbi Lord Jonathan SacksLast week, a dear friend who is an avid reader and one of the most thoughtful Christians I know, sent me a copy of a book he had just...
Glenn PackiamJan 1, 20214 minAn Intentional Start to the Yearby Glenn and Holly Packiam For well over a decade now, we have taken a few days either at the end of December or at the beginning of...
Glenn PackiamDec 18, 20203 minConscience, Freedom, and the Bible Through Eastern Eyes[Caveat Lector: I offer these musings as very much a work in progress. I reserve the right to redact or revise any of what follows-- I...
Glenn PackiamNov 27, 20204 minWorshipping, Weeping, and Working as We Wait2020—What a year it’s been, huh? The trouble is, we have not assurance that 2021 will be much better. Yet here we are waiting. Waiting...
Glenn PackiamAug 30, 20205 minWhy We Work for JusticeWhy do we care about injustice? Because God’s new creation has begun in us.
Glenn PackiamJun 9, 20204 minPreaching in the Cultural MomentHow do pastors decide what to say about current events and social issues? As the story goes, both Karl Barth and Billy Graham said...
Glenn PackiamJun 5, 20203 minWhen God GroansWhat do we do with the pain of the world? We enter in it and groan. That is what the Son of God did. And that is what the Spirit of God...
Glenn PackiamDec 31, 20195 minThe Enlightenment’s Lie About the Basis of Human RightsIt is all the rage to talk about how oppressive Christianity is and has always been. It’s even more troubling to see some Christians...
Glenn PackiamDec 23, 20195 minWhat I Read In 2019 (And Why)2019 was a good year for reading. I managed to read about 30 books this year, which may be a personal high, but there were several...
Glenn PackiamJan 19, 20186 min‘How to Think’: A SummaryThe goal of the book is to help us learn to interrogate our instincts and intuitions by examining the social, emotional, linguistic, and...
Glenn PackiamFeb 6, 20175 minWhat Does It Mean to Be a Prophetic Church?What does it mean to be prophetic? The word is thrown around a lot, but depending on which circles you run in, it means something quite...
Glenn PackiamJan 19, 20174 minBuilding the Currency of Trust, Pt. 2This is a follow-up post to the previous one on the ‘Currency of Christian Leadership’. In that post, I made the case that the Old...
Glenn PackiamJan 18, 20174 minThe Currency of Christian LeadershipWhere do leaders in churches and Christian ministries gain their authority to lead? It is tempting to simply say, ‘From God!’ There is,...
Glenn PackiamJan 12, 20174 minHow the Past Can Rescue the PresentAt the start of new year, most of our attention is focused on what lies ahead. It’s really one of the few times we take our eyes of the...
Glenn PackiamFeb 11, 20153 minBetter Sex, the Subjugation of Women, and Shades of the Real ThingI’m blushing. I don’t write like this. I don’t like to talk like this in public. But when the public conversation is about a book and a...
Glenn PackiamFeb 5, 20153 minForget Following Your DreamsFollow your dream. Write your story. Live an epic life. I’m sorry, but I’m not buying it. This has long been the fodder of daytime talk...
Glenn PackiamDec 29, 20144 minMy Favorite Reads of 2014As 2014 comes to a close, I’m thinking about the books that inspired me, enlightened me, challenged me, and fired my imagination this...
Glenn PackiamDec 17, 20144 minThe Trouble With ExodusAs the buzz would have it, there is much to find troubling about Ridley Scott‘s Exodus: Gods and Kings. Mainstream reviewers are...