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• Jesus Was Perfect. That’s Why I’m Glad We Don’t Have the Record of His First Thirty Years. July 11, 2020
  This blog post ended very differently than I thought it would when I started writing it: It’s much more of a discovery than I expected. My original title for it was, “If Jesus Was Perfect, Does That Mean He Never Had a Bad Hair Day?” It’s a serious question, as you’ll see very soon, even […]
  Tom Gilson
• Jesus Won’t Let Us Use Him for Our Politics June 28, 2020
  A progressive church's sign reminds us Jesus Christ will not support dishonesty, and he won't let us use him for our politics. The post Jesus Won’t Let Us Use Him for Our Politics appeared first on Tom Gilson.
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• Today’s Spiritual Battle: Accept the Challenge, Start Your Training June 19, 2020
  I’ve started a series at The Stream on strategy against our culture’s current lies, distortions, and disconnection from reality. It’s only a start. My most recent article urges readers to train up to protect their loved ones from the looming threat of confusion, error, and potentially even spiritual death. It’s serious. A commenter there chided […]
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• Podcast Episode 1: “Too Used To Jesus” June 13, 2020
  On this inaugural episode of a revamped Thinking Christian podcast, Tom Gilson describes a problem undermining American Christianity, subtly yet definitely: We’ve grown to used to Jesus. Drawing from images of biblical persons who knew Jesus, and contemporary non-Christians who may never even have heard of him, he leads us toward a new appreciation of […]
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• We’re Too Used to Jesus June 12, 2020
  We’re too used to Jesus. I’m convinced that explains a lot of contemporary Christianity’s weakness. Jesus doesn’t astonish us, and it weakens both our worship and our obedience. We sing our worship songs as if we really, really appreciate him, and we know the doctrine of his deity justifies worshiping him. Seldom, though, do we […]
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• Too Good To Be False: How Jesus’ Incomparable Character Reveals His Reality May 24, 2020
  Officially announcing the publication this summer of Too Good To Be False: How Jesus' Incomparable Character Reveals His Reality, from DeWard Publications! The post Too Good To Be False: How Jesus’ Incomparable Character Reveals His Reality appeared first on Tom Gilson.
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• Jesus Is Way More Unique Than You Realized May 11, 2020
  My coming book Too Good To be False tells why Jesus is the most unique person in history and literature. And yes, it's okay to say so: the OED now approves of "most unique"! The post Jesus Is Way More Unique Than You Realized appeared first on Tom Gilson.
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• Locked Down? ‘They Also Serve Who Only Stand and Wait’ May 1, 2020
  Image: Bust of John Milton (1608-1674) — The Long Room Trinity College Dublin Ireland April 2018. Ron Cogswell photo. Quarantined. Locked down. We’re in a season of waiting, waiting, waiting. Maybe it’s nearing its end, but we’ve got a long way to go before things open up fully for all. Many of us remain stuck […]
  Tom Gilson
• My Prayer for My Coming Book April 26, 2020
  My prayer, freely borrowed from Philip Doddridge, for my coming book "Too Good To Be False: How Jesus' Incomparable Character Reveals His Reality." The post My Prayer for My Coming Book appeared first on Tom Gilson.
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• Two Definitions of ‘Good,’ Atheist and Christian — And How That Explains the Trouble We’re In April 25, 2020
  John Loftus gave me a personal challenge to read his edited book The Case Against Miracles. He considers more or less the definitive proof that miracles either can’t happen or can’t be known to have happened. I’m enjoying the read —  it’s strengthening my faith in Christ and the Scriptures. (That happens with a lot […]
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