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Good Friday: Jesus Dies on the Cross

April 14, 2017 by Jamie Noyd No Comments

Sitting in a Good Friday service at the cathedral, I’m trying to hold it together. Rejected in a relationship. Uncertain about my job. Lost.

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First Sunday of Lent: Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane

March 5, 2017 by Jamie Noyd 4 Comments

Over the six weeks of Lent, I invite you to journey along the road Jesus took to the cross. We’ll be stopping at six of the stations on which Christians have reflected over the centuries to remember what happened along the path from Gethsemane to Calvary.

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Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Devotional Tagged With: Christ and the academy, devotional, lent, Lent 2017, the cross

The Legacy of Kuyper

October 10, 2014 by Dan Jesse No Comments

The sixth and concluding post in a series drawing from and interacting with Richard Mouw’s Abraham Kuyper: A Short and Personal Introduction (Eerdmans, 2011). Stay tuned for additional series by Dan Jesse applying Kuyper’s insights to our context in higher education. We must continue to move forward in the tradition put forth by Luther. The Reformation has a […]

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Filed Under: Abraham Kuyper by Richard Mouw, Christ and the Academy Tagged With: Abraham Kuyper, Abraham Kuyper: A Short and Personal Introduction, Al Wolters, Christ, church, culture, Geerhardus Vos, Herman Bavinck, individualism, Josef Pieper, mark noll, public intellectuals, redemption, Richard Mouw, salvation, the cross, The Transforming Vision, theology

To Will One Thing; A Lenten Reflection on Matthew 4:1-11

March 9, 2014 by John Hundley No Comments

Soren Kierkegaard famously said, “purity of heart is to will one thing.” To center back on our call to will one thing, namely the will of God, is the chief purpose of Lent. This week’s gospel reading comes from Matthew 4:1-11. It’s the scene of Jesus’ temptation in the wilderness. The Liar and Destroyer tempts […]

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Filed Under: Christ and the Academy, Christian Thought and Practice Tagged With: father, jesus, lent, Satan, soren kierkegaard, temptation, the cross

Becoming a Thoughtful Christian in the Secular Academy

June 20, 2013 by John Hundley 6 Comments

One month ago yesterday I walked the stage to pick up a diploma in Religious Studies at a secular institution. And I’m a stronger Christian than ever. In the Religious Studies department at the University of Montana I learned how to study history with careful eyes, how to debate subtle philosophy with gentleness and confidence, […]

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Filed Under: Christ and the Academy Tagged With: atheism, christianity, philosophy, professor, religious studies, The Beatles, the cross, The Reason for God, theology, Tim Keller, University of Montana

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