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Book Review: When God Talks Back by Tanya Luhrmann

The subtitle of Tanya Luhrmann's When God Talks Back describes the book as an attempt to understand "the American Evangelical Relationship with God". Luhrmann's focus on "relationship with God" means that she is not trying to understand evangelicalism as a social-political movement or theological system,…

justinbaileyFebruary 2, 2014

Confessional Ministry

Fifty Things I Will Miss About Antioch

Today is my last Sunday and my last day as pastor at Antioch Bible Church. The last 7.5 years have been the best of my life. I sat down and made a rather stream-of-consciousness list of 50 things that I will miss about Antioch. More…

justinbaileyAugust 18, 2013

Ministry

Youth Ministry Toolbox: Why We Still Take Short-Term Mission Trips

In a couple of weeks, I will lead a group of 15 high school students and 5 young adults on a ten-day missions trip in the Dominican Republic. It will be our ministry's 12th short-term trip in the last 7 years and trip and my…

justinbaileyJune 10, 2013

Confessional

Why Pursue a PhD? Or, “Why I Need New Eyes”

I read a fantastic piece today on Fuller's website written by Katherine Lee (a recent Fuller graduate). I found it profoundly moving, in that it encapsulated so much of why I have chosen to continue my education at a doctoral level as well as the…

justinbaileyMay 22, 2013

Confessional

Ecclesiastes 12.12: A Spoken Word Piece

The following is a spoken word piece I did for our recent Antioch Poetry Slam. It is my wrestling with the fact that so much of my life is composed of words: reading, writing, speaking, etc. I hope you enjoy it! “Of the making of…

justinbaileyDecember 16, 2012

Why Study Philosophy and Theology? A Gem from John Caputo

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What is Real? (10): “I Knew It Was True!”

(This post will conclude the series! I hope it has been enjoyable.) This series began with a reflection on Lewis' description of Aslan as real, one which brought unexpected tears to my eyes. So why did this happen, and what is Lewis up to? What…

justinbaileyFebruary 27, 2012

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What is Real? (9): “Aslan is Real”

Having examined Lewis' conception of the real, perhaps now we can begin to understand the depth of what he might have been thinking when he described Aslan as real. Aslan is real in contrast to the bleakness of the naturalistic world. Aslan is real in…

justinbaileyFebruary 24, 2012

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What is Real? (8): “Now, With God’s Help, I Will Become Myself”

To recap: according to Lewis, myths are true because they point us to the deepest layers of reality. And the Christian myth is particularly true, because it truly happened in the coming of Christ. But Lewis goes farther than this. Not only is Christ real…

justinbaileyFebruary 22, 2012

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What is Real? (7): “Myth Became Fact”

The great surprise of joy that Lewis speaks of in his autobiography was that there was indeed something real to satisfy his desire for Joy, and surprise upon surprise, his desires had been realized in the coming of a person. The Joy to which all…

justinbaileyFebruary 20, 2012

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Book Review: When God Talks Back by Tanya Luhrmann

Fifty Things I Will Miss About Antioch

Youth Ministry Toolbox: Why We Still Take Short-Term Mission Trips

Why Pursue a PhD? Or, “Why I Need New Eyes”

Ecclesiastes 12.12: A Spoken Word Piece

What is Real? (10): “I Knew It Was True!”

What is Real? (9): “Aslan is Real”

What is Real? (8): “Now, With God’s Help, I Will Become Myself”

What is Real? (7): “Myth Became Fact”

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