Book Club on "Morality" by Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks
Last week, a dear friend who is an avid reader and one of the most thoughtful Christians I know, sent me a copy of a book he had just...
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Glenn Packiam
Dec 18, 20203 min read
Conscience, Freedom, and the Bible Through Eastern Eyes
[Caveat Lector: I offer these musings as very much a work in progress. I reserve the right to redact or revise any of what follows-- I...
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Glenn Packiam
Nov 27, 20204 min read
Worshipping, Weeping, and Working as We Wait
2020—What a year it’s been, huh? The trouble is, we have not assurance that 2021 will be much better. Yet here we are waiting. Waiting...
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Glenn Packiam
Oct 19, 20205 min read
An Unexpected Journey: Disruption and Invitation
Can I share a personal story with you? In late July-- the day after"Worship and the World to Come"released-- I went in to see a local ENT...
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Glenn Packiam
Jun 9, 20204 min read
Preaching in the Cultural Moment
How do pastors decide what to say about current events and social issues? As the story goes, both Karl Barth and Billy Graham said...
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Glenn Packiam
Jun 5, 20203 min read
When God Groans
What do we do with the pain of the world? We enter in it and groan. That is what the Son of God did. And that is what the Spirit of God...
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Glenn Packiam
Mar 2, 20204 min read
“Blessed Broken Given”— Chapter Preview Videos and Discussion Questions
Over the past few months, friends have told me that they are reading “Blessed Broken Given” with their small group at church or with a...
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Glenn Packiam
Dec 31, 20195 min read
The Enlightenment’s Lie About the Basis of Human Rights
It is all the rage to talk about how oppressive Christianity is and has always been. It’s even more troubling to see some Christians...
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Glenn Packiam
Dec 27, 20172 min read
Seven Books I Read and Loved in 2017
I feel like I read a lot of books this year. But it would be more accurate to say that I read parts of a lot of books this year. Graduate...
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Glenn Packiam
Feb 6, 20175 min read
What Does It Mean to Be a Prophetic Church?
What does it mean to be prophetic? The word is thrown around a lot, but depending on which circles you run in, it means something quite...
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Glenn Packiam
Dec 31, 20165 min read
Preparing for a New Year
For the past 6 or 7 years, Holly and I have done a prayer and planning retreat, usually at the end of the calendar year, or sometimes...
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Glenn Packiam
Feb 5, 20153 min read
Forget Following Your Dreams
Follow your dream. Write your story. Live an epic life. I’m sorry, but I’m not buying it. This has long been the fodder of daytime talk...
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Glenn Packiam
Dec 29, 20144 min read
My Favorite Reads of 2014
As 2014 comes to a close, I’m thinking about the books that inspired me, enlightened me, challenged me, and fired my imagination this...
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Glenn Packiam
Dec 17, 20144 min read
The Trouble With Exodus
As the buzz would have it, there is much to find troubling about Ridley Scott‘s Exodus: Gods and Kings. Mainstream reviewers are...
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Glenn Packiam
Oct 20, 20144 min read
Is There a Difference Between Public Statements and Pastoral Exhortation?
[NOTE: This is a follow-up piece to my initial response to the reactions to Hillsong’s decision to decline making a public statement on...
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Glenn Packiam
Oct 18, 20144 min read
It’s Too Easy To Dismiss Hillsong…and Miss Our Shared Problem
So, Hillsong declined to publicly declare a position on ‘LGBT issues’. And the internet was awash with opinions. Some shook their heads...
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Glenn Packiam
Sep 25, 20143 min read
The Communion Liturgy at New Life Downtown
Every once awhile, I am asked what our liturgy is at New Life Downtown. Our service flow (in general) can be found HERE. But the most...
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Glenn Packiam
Feb 25, 20142 min read
Why An Ash Wednesday Service?
“As a father shows compassion to his children, so the Lord shows compassion to those who fear him. For he knows our frame; he remembers...
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Glenn Packiam
Nov 1, 20132 min read
On Saints and Celebrities
Today is All Saints’ Day. I used to never think of it that way. It was just the day that Starbucks brings out their red cups. Besides, I,...
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Glenn Packiam
Apr 30, 20135 min read
Proclaiming our Faith in Worship: How the Creed Tethers Us to Our Story
One of the main reasons we gather as the people of God is to remind ourselves of who God is, what He has done to make us His people, and...
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