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
- 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
- Oct 19, 2020
- 5 min
An Unexpected Journey: Disruption and Invitation
Can I share a personal story with you? In late July-- the day after"Worship and the World to Come"released-- I went in to see a local ENT...
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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
- Mar 2, 2020
- 4 min
“Blessed Broken Given”— Chapter Preview Videos and Discussion Questions
Over the past few months, friends have told me that they are reading “Blessed Broken Given” with their small group at church or with a...
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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 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
- 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
- Dec 31, 2016
- 5 min
Preparing for a New Year
For the past 6 or 7 years, Holly and I have done a prayer and planning retreat, usually at the end of the calendar year, or sometimes...
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Glenn Packiam
- Feb 5, 2015
- 3 min
Forget Following Your Dreams
Follow 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...
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Glenn Packiam
- Dec 29, 2014
- 4 min
My Favorite Reads of 2014
As 2014 comes to a close, I’m thinking about the books that inspired me, enlightened me, challenged me, and fired my imagination this...
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Glenn Packiam
- Dec 17, 2014
- 4 min
The Trouble With Exodus
As the buzz would have it, there is much to find troubling about Ridley Scott‘s Exodus: Gods and Kings. Mainstream reviewers are...
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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
- Sep 25, 2014
- 3 min
The Communion Liturgy at New Life Downtown
Every once awhile, I am asked what our liturgy is at New Life Downtown. Our service flow (in general) can be found HERE. But the most...
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Glenn Packiam
- Feb 25, 2014
- 2 min
Why An Ash Wednesday Service?
“As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him. For he knows our frame; he remembers...
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Glenn Packiam
- Nov 1, 2013
- 2 min
On Saints and Celebrities
Today is All Saints’ Day. I used to never think of it that way. It was just the day that Starbucks brings out their red cups. Besides, I,...
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Glenn Packiam
- Apr 30, 2013
- 5 min
Proclaiming our Faith in Worship: How the Creed Tethers Us to Our Story
One of the main reasons we gather as the people of God is to remind ourselves of who God is, what He has done to make us His people, and...
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