TOPIC INDEXPractical Theology (192)

  1. The Church's Wisdom in the Voting Booth

    book
    10/12/20
    9 mins
    By Chad Bird
    We step into the voting booth with one foot on the outside. We are Americans, to be sure, but we are much more. We are citizens of the kingdom of God, over which the King of kings reigns supreme. Our time here is temporary. We are resident aliens in a land destined for a fiery destruction. Our allegiance is to Christ.
  2. book
    08/22/20
    2 mins
    By Chad Bird
    Praying Through Hell and Hallelujah
  3. book
    02/08/20
    2 mins
    By Chad Bird
    Seasons of the Soul Workshop
  4. book
    01/26/20
    1 min
    By Chad Bird
    Wounded Prayers: Relearning the Language of Lament
  5. book
    01/24/20
    2 mins
    By Chad Bird
    Wounded Prayers

  6. Neither Bootlicking Nor Pigheadedness: Freedom of Speech Before God

    book
    01/21/20
    12 mins
    By Chad Bird
    Sometimes believers vigorously debate God, sometimes they nod a silent Amen. Together, their narratives paint a picture of a life of faith characterized by complexity and tension.

  7. How Do I Know I'm a Christian?

    book
    11/14/19
    13 mins
    By Chad Bird
    Look inside yourself to answer, “Are you a Christian?” and what will you find?

  8. Dear God, Leave Me Alone

    book
    11/07/19
    11 mins
    By Chad Bird
    David and Job both know that prayer puts a cigarette lighter to all prim and proper books of religious etiquette. It is honest. Heated. Emotional. Raw. And the psalms are packed with it.

  9. You Can’t Be Late to Church—Here’s Why

    book
    10/28/19
    10 mins
    By Chad Bird
    We show up to this crowded sacred shindig on Sundays, all wings and halos and blue jeans, and shimmy our way into the sanctuary, late to church but not late to church, for how can we be late to a service that never ends?

  10. Excuse Me, But Your Soul Is Showing

    book
    09/17/19
    9 mins
    By Chad Bird
    Peter showed his soul on the night when he denied knowing Jesus. Or, as I prefer to think of it, when he finally told the truth.

  11. What Can the Church Do in Times of Violence?

    book
    08/04/19
    7 mins
    By Chad Bird
    It is a strange irony, but in a world drunk on violence, it is only on the cross of violence that there is hope for peace in our world.

  12. What Can Two Jewish Women Teach Us About Worship Today?

    book
    07/21/19
    11 mins
    By Chad Bird
    In the church, the main actor in worship is not the Christian but Christ.
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