Book Club on "Morality" by Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
Last 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...
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Glenn Packiam
- Jan 1, 2021
- 4 min
An Intentional Start to the Year
by 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...
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Glenn Packiam
- Dec 18, 2020
- 3 min
Conscience, 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...
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Glenn Packiam
- Nov 27, 2020
- 4 min
Worshipping, Weeping, and Working as We Wait
2020—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...
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Glenn Packiam
- Aug 30, 2020
- 5 min
Why We Work for Justice
Why do we care about injustice? Because God’s new creation has begun in us.
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Glenn Packiam
- Jun 9, 2020
- 4 min
Preaching in the Cultural Moment
How do pastors decide what to say about current events and social issues? As the story goes, both Karl Barth and Billy Graham said...
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Glenn Packiam
- Jun 5, 2020
- 3 min
When God Groans
What 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...
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Glenn Packiam
- Dec 31, 2019
- 5 min
The Enlightenment’s Lie About the Basis of Human Rights
It is all the rage to talk about how oppressive Christianity is and has always been. It’s even more troubling to see some Christians...
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Glenn Packiam
- Dec 23, 2019
- 5 min
What 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...
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Glenn Packiam
- Jan 19, 2018
- 6 min
‘How to Think’: A Summary
The goal of the book is to help us learn to interrogate our instincts and intuitions by examining the social, emotional, linguistic, and...
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Glenn Packiam
- Dec 27, 2017
- 2 min
Seven Books I Read and Loved in 2017
I feel like I read a lot of books this year. But it would be more accurate to say that I read parts of a lot of books this year. Graduate...
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Glenn Packiam
- Sep 25, 2017
- 5 min
Seek First to Understand: Can Public Discourse Be Saved?
We don’t understand each other. And I’m not sure how hard we’re trying. This is not a post about athletes or anthems, flags or protests....
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Glenn Packiam
- Feb 6, 2017
- 5 min
What 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...
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Glenn Packiam
- Jan 18, 2017
- 4 min
The Currency of Christian Leadership
Where do leaders in churches and Christian ministries gain their authority to lead? It is tempting to simply say, ‘From God!’ There is,...
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Glenn Packiam
- Jan 12, 2017
- 4 min
How the Past Can Rescue the Present
At 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...
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Glenn Packiam
- Feb 11, 2015
- 3 min
Better Sex, the Subjugation of Women, and Shades of the Real Thing
I’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...
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Glenn Packiam
- Oct 20, 2014
- 4 min
Is There a Difference Between Public Statements and Pastoral Exhortation?
[NOTE: This is a follow-up piece to my initial response to the reactions to Hillsong’s decision to decline making a public statement on...
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Glenn Packiam
- Oct 18, 2014
- 4 min
It’s Too Easy To Dismiss Hillsong…and Miss Our Shared Problem
So, Hillsong declined to publicly declare a position on ‘LGBT issues’. And the internet was awash with opinions. Some shook their heads...
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Glenn Packiam
- Dec 31, 2013
- 3 min
On the Limits of New Year’s Resolutions
Resolutions are powerful things. We feel all the energy of a new year rushing forward, washing over past failures or shortcomings. I like...
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Glenn Packiam
- Sep 27, 2010
- 1 min
Overview of Ephesians in 15 Minutes by N. T. Wright
For those already familiar with theologian N. T. Wright, this talk will seem a bit elementary– and much shorter!– than his normal...
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