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D. L. Moody’s Northfield

D. L. Moody’s Northfield

James Spencer | June 10, 2022June 13, 2022 | News

For more information on the D. L. Moody Center, watch “Retreat in the Lord or Find the Lord: New D. L. Moody Center Offers a Place of Spiritual Renewal,” on…

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Two for Flinching: Vulnerability in Leadership

Two for Flinching: Vulnerability in Leadership

James Spencer | September 16, 2021June 2, 2022 | News

As a kid, I remember playing the game where someone would pretend that they were going to hit you. If you reacted, or “flinched,” you got “two for flinching” and…

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Knowing what you don’t know

Knowing what you don’t know

James Spencer | September 5, 2021June 2, 2022 | News

Engaging in any sort of research can be daunting. It is humbling to realize how little I know about the world. After three advanced theological degrees, it’s even more humbling…

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Persecution, forgiveness, and the gospel

Persecution, forgiveness, and the gospel

James Spencer | August 27, 2021June 2, 2022 | News

“And when they came to the place that is called The Skull, there they crucified him, and the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. And Jesus…

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A Giant with Clay Feet

A Giant with Clay Feet

James Spencer | August 17, 2021August 17, 2021 | News

Too often when we see the flaws and failings—the “clay feet”—of past generations, we focus on the failure. True, mistakes have consequences. Whether because of willful disobedience, lack of foresight, or human…

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Scripture, unity, and uncomfortable conversations

Scripture, unity, and uncomfortable conversations

James Spencer | July 22, 2021June 2, 2022 | News

In an interview on the Raising the Conversation podcast, Oliver O’Donovan describes the nature of thinking deeply and of conveying one’s thoughts noting, “You have intuitions and intuition is a…

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A people willing and able to speak for Christ

A people willing and able to speak for Christ

James Spencer | August 18, 2021June 2, 2022 | News

This past week, we watched as Afghanistan was turned upside down. While it may be fashionable to consider the situation in Afghanistan and the Middle East more generally in political terms,…

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Being Theologically Flexible Without Becoming Double Jointed

Being Theologically Flexible Without Becoming Double Jointed

James Spencer | July 14, 2021June 2, 2022 | News

“The Spirit of God doesn’t work where there is division, and what we want today is the spirit of unity amongst God’s children, so that the Lord may work.” D.L….

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Pray the Scriptures

Pray the Scriptures

James Spencer | July 9, 2021June 2, 2022 | Go Dark, Shine Bright, News

I began my Master of Divinity degree in 2000 before continuing on to earn a two-year MA in Biblical Exegesis and, ultimately, my PhD in Theological Studies. When it was…

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Use Your (Biblical) Words

Use Your (Biblical) Words

James Spencer | June 29, 2021June 2, 2022 | Go Dark, Shine Bright, News

In his book Language Lost and Found Niklas Forsberg notes, “Words are worn and torn, and so turned (differently). At times they are torn and worn out. But since words…

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