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The Diversity of The Church as Blessing and Sanctification with David Bailey

This is the first episode of the first episode of Season 4 - Election 2024: The Church and the Public Square.

"Claiming the Courageous Middle," with Dr. Shirley Mullen

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"Claiming the Courageous Middle," with Dr. Shirley Mullen

Greetings and welcome to another episode of the Faithful Presence Podcast! We are especially pleased to have our newest subscribers from last week's EPC General Assembly in Memphis!

The Faithful Presence Podcast: Culture, Vocation, and Bioethics with Dr. Luke Bobo

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The Faithful Presence Podcast: Culture, Vocation, and Bioethics with Dr. Luke Bobo

Pastor's Briefing

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Pastor's Briefing

The implications of underreporting maltreatment deaths of children include: less funding for detection training and intervention services, decreased public awareness of a serious problem, and continued maltreatment and deaths of thousands of children each year.

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Presence

A Journal for Servants and Leaders Engaging in the Public Square Welcome to the inaugural issue of Presence! We are making the first edition of Presence available to all subscribers (free and premium) to give everyone a taste of what we hope to make available every 4-6 weeks. In this

[Book Review] Wholeheartedness, by Chuck DeGroat

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[Book Review] Wholeheartedness, by Chuck DeGroat

Faithful Presence & The Gift of Humanity

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Faithful Presence & The Gift of Humanity

by Michael Langer What is humanity? As Christians, we believe humanity is simply the state in which God created us. It places us as creatures and another as Creator. Scripture makes this distinction clear from the start of our story. 26 Then God said, “Let us make man in our

Real Election Results

Real Election Results

6 Now at the feast, he used to release for them one prisoner for whom they asked. 7 And among the rebels in prison, who had committed murder in the insurrection, there was a man called Barabbas. 8 And the crowd came up and began to ask Pilate to do

The Harsh and Wonderful Reality

The Harsh and Wonderful Reality

Revelation 3:14-22 14 "And to the angel of the church in Laodicea write: 'The words of the Amen, the faithful and true witness, the beginning of God's creation. 15 "'I know your works: you are neither cold nor hot. Would that you were

Dealing with Dialogue

Dealing with Dialogue

We hear many voices on any given day. And, as you are well aware, a fair amount of those voices are about you. So, I thought it might be wise to spend some time talking about those voices. The first voices to consider are those we hear from others. What

The Imposter Syndrome

The Imposter Syndrome

This weekend I will be away participating in a think-tank Socratic colloquium at the Acton Institute in Grand Rapids on “Religion, Liberty, and Culture.” It’s a 3-day discussion for clergy and professors on economics, government, liberty, and the free market from a Christian perspective. In preparation, I read about

Addressing Conflict

Addressing Conflict

2 I entreat Euodia and I entreat Syntyche to agree in the Lord. 3 Yes, I ask you also, true companion, help these women, who have labored side by side with me in the gospel together with Clement and the rest of my fellow workers, whose names are in the

From Insecurity to In Security

From Insecurity to In Security

The midterms are less than 60 days away! What will happen? That’s a question that often precedes an answer which brings insecurity. Will the House flip back to Republican control or stay in Democratic control? Will the Senate flip to Republican control? Will it flip to Democratic control? Will

The Pursuit of Happiness

The Pursuit of Happiness

The movie with Will Smith is one of my favorites. How can your heart not go out to someone who is working so hard to make a good life for himself and his son? Of course, the film’s title is a riff and metaphor on a much earlier statement.

Goals, Gospel, and Government Work

Goals, Gospel, and Government Work

Have you ever had a wildly improbable goal? Martha Beck gained national attention in 2002 when she appeared on the Oprah show to promote an article on the concept of Wildly Improbable Goals “W.I.G.s”. That’s why I was not aware of it until much later. In

Gospel Made Flourishing

Gospel Made Flourishing

Washington, D.C. is a great place to work and live. In addition to world-class restaurants of every ethnic persuasion, walkable neighborhoods, diverse nightlife, (mostly) high-achieving sports teams, and a multitude of higher education options, Washington is home to many of our nation's brightest and most dedicated servants

The Dobbs Picture

The Dobbs Picture

Just over two weeks ago, in the 6-3 Dobbs decision, the Court stated the U.S. Constitution did not confer a right to abortion and overruled both Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992). Their decision did not outlaw abortion; it simply sent the issue to the

Cultivating Wise Workplace Vulnerability

Cultivating Wise Workplace Vulnerability

1 Kings 10:1-15 10 Rehoboam went to Shechem, for all Israel had come to Shechem to make him king. 2 And as soon as Jeroboam the son of Nebat heard of it (for he was in Egypt, where he had fled from King Solomon), then Jeroboam returned from Egypt.

Prayers, Thoughts, and Faithful Presence

Prayers, Thoughts, and Faithful Presence

Upon encountering the distraught sisters of his best friend Lazarus, the Apostle John records profound theological guidance for responding to horrific tragedies, 17 Now when Jesus came, he found that Lazarus had already been in the tomb four days. 18 Bethany was near Jerusalem, about two miles off, 19 and

The Drama of Discipleship

The Drama of Discipleship

After his resurrection, John records the first words of Jesus to his hand-picked Apostles as, 19 On the evening of that day, the first day of the week, the doors being locked where the disciples were for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said to

A Case for Faithful Presence (Part 2)

What is the purpose of Faithful Presence? Our Mission “Whole Life Discipleship for the Whole of Life. Our Vision“Equipping individuals in our nation’s capital for a life of faithful presence through Spiritual, Emotional, Relational, Vocational, Ideological, Cultural and Missional Discipleship.” These are just nice words without explaining why

A Case for Faithful Presence

Introduction For the past 3-½ years, I have had the privilege to minister to those working in our nation’s capital. While those serving here desire to change the world, they are also under immense stress from internal and external sources that hinder their spiritual growth and our flourishing. Faithful