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As I write this, America has just finished watching the political conventions - theater more than "reality TV" - and the upcoming election is on the minds of most of us. So I want to put some thoughts in writing,...

Larry Baden http://www.theologywebsite.com As I write this, America has just finished watching the political conventions - theater more than "reality TV" - and the upcoming election is on the minds of most of us. So I want to put some thoughts in writing,... <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Theologywebsite/~4/U2-tRQmM83I" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.theologywebsite.com/election-fever.html tag:www.theologywebsite.com,2012://1.160 2012-08-29 2012-08-29

Have you ever thought about your relationships with others? And, for that matter, with God? Do you have truly mature relationships, or are you just running in place, stuck as a relational preadolescent? And let's not talk only about the...

Larry Baden http://www.theologywebsite.com Have you ever thought about your relationships with others? And, for that matter, with God? Do you have truly mature relationships, or are you just running in place, stuck as a relational preadolescent? And let's not talk only about the... <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Theologywebsite/~4/0lLYBjA5o-w" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.theologywebsite.com/spiritual-formation/knowing-and-liking-the-real-me-1.html tag:www.theologywebsite.com,2012://1.158 2012-08-22 2012-08-22

Grace. It's one of my favorite topics, and the one thing that I pray about, thanking God, more than any other. I think God created grace because He knew I was coming along and would so desperately need it. In...

Larry Baden http://www.theologywebsite.com Grace. It's one of my favorite topics, and the one thing that I pray about, thanking God, more than any other. I think God created grace because He knew I was coming along and would so desperately need it. In... <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Theologywebsite/~4/wSK1Vmozx4g" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.theologywebsite.com/miscellaneous/a-grace-experienced.html tag:www.theologywebsite.com,2012://1.157 2012-07-28 2012-07-29

I grew up in a "Christian" home. We attended church twice every Sunday and once every Wednesday. I was also there many other times for activities involving kids my age. The church was the center of our life. Mom...

Larry Baden http://www.theologywebsite.com I grew up in a "Christian" home. We attended church twice every Sunday and once every Wednesday. I was also there many other times for activities involving kids my age. The church was the center of our life. Mom... <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Theologywebsite/~4/0nycDC43nJQ" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.theologywebsite.com/contemporary-culture/a-time-of-danger-a-time-of-opportunity.html tag:www.theologywebsite.com,2012://1.156 2012-07-14 2012-07-14

Do you ever let your imagination run free? I mean, do you ever try to imagine some situation that you would like to see happen, or even one you don't especially want to happen, but that fascinates you? Sometimes an...

Larry Baden http://www.theologywebsite.com Do you ever let your imagination run free? I mean, do you ever try to imagine some situation that you would like to see happen, or even one you don't especially want to happen, but that fascinates you? Sometimes an... <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Theologywebsite/~4/P37LqojpaB8" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.theologywebsite.com/what-would-you-ask-what-would-you-answer.html tag:www.theologywebsite.com,2012://1.155 2012-07-06 2012-07-06

Note: This essay is a work in progress, and reflects a struggle I have had (and still have) to understand the dynamic of relationships. It is certainly not the final word, and may even be totally off base. Especially for...

Larry Baden http://www.theologywebsite.com Note: This essay is a work in progress, and reflects a struggle I have had (and still have) to understand the dynamic of relationships. It is certainly not the final word, and may even be totally off base. Especially for... <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Theologywebsite/~4/JE-thhI-cY4" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.theologywebsite.com/miscellaneous/riding-the-rollercoaster.html tag:www.theologywebsite.com,2012://1.154 2012-06-12 2012-06-14

I have been reading recently in Daniel, a great Old Testament book. In the third chapter is an account that most Sunday School children have heard of, the story of some young Israelite men, Daniel, Hananiah, Mischael, and Azariah, who...

Larry Baden http://www.theologywebsite.com I have been reading recently in Daniel, a great Old Testament book. In the third chapter is an account that most Sunday School children have heard of, the story of some young Israelite men, Daniel, Hananiah, Mischael, and Azariah, who... <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Theologywebsite/~4/zDmlUpc1GBg" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.theologywebsite.com/spiritual-formation/the-tyranny-of-the-trivial.html tag:www.theologywebsite.com,2012://1.153 2012-05-30 2012-05-30

So went the saying I was taught somewhere along the road of my education. The subject was English, and the point was that context -- the words surrounding the word in question -- defines a word. You can't know what...

Larry Baden http://www.theologywebsite.com So went the saying I was taught somewhere along the road of my education. The subject was English, and the point was that context -- the words surrounding the word in question -- defines a word. You can't know what... <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Theologywebsite/~4/ni80VpcgYVE" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.theologywebsite.com/miscellaneous/context-is-king-always.html tag:www.theologywebsite.com,2012://1.152 2012-04-29 2012-04-29

The account in John 8, of the woman caught in adultery, is one about which I have written before, not long ago. But I am drawn to this story like a moth to a flame, and I want to write...

Larry Baden http://www.theologywebsite.com The account in John 8, of the woman caught in adultery, is one about which I have written before, not long ago. But I am drawn to this story like a moth to a flame, and I want to write... <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Theologywebsite/~4/YwLhWMpu3kY" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.theologywebsite.com/theology/the-bad-woman-part-2.html tag:www.theologywebsite.com,2012://1.151 2012-04-19 2012-04-19

I had a conversation recently in which someone mentioned a person apparently being created for destruction. The person had died without evidence of a relationship with God, and the conclusion was that the person, though by all accounts a fine...

Larry Baden http://www.theologywebsite.com I had a conversation recently in which someone mentioned a person apparently being created for destruction. The person had died without evidence of a relationship with God, and the conclusion was that the person, though by all accounts a fine... <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Theologywebsite/~4/z_DMlJHq7Kc" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.theologywebsite.com/theology/are-some-created-for-destruction.html tag:www.theologywebsite.com,2012://1.150 2012-03-16 2012-03-16

Do you ever get impatient with your church? Or with church in general? I do. I struggle with church. What I mean is, I don't like churches that have no depth or sense of purpose in them, beyond making their...

Larry Baden http://www.theologywebsite.com Do you ever get impatient with your church? Or with church in general? I do. I struggle with church. What I mean is, I don't like churches that have no depth or sense of purpose in them, beyond making their... <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Theologywebsite/~4/q7wljHKNpkA" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.theologywebsite.com/church-and-community/ever-get-frustrated.html tag:www.theologywebsite.com,2012://1.149 2012-03-05 2012-03-05

I have written in the past about God looking at us and seeing only a "bad boy" or "bad girl." About God looking down from heaven and seeing no one worthy of love or acceptance as he shakes his head...

Larry Baden http://www.theologywebsite.com I have written in the past about God looking at us and seeing only a "bad boy" or "bad girl." About God looking down from heaven and seeing no one worthy of love or acceptance as he shakes his head... <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Theologywebsite/~4/56hDHbsNglM" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.theologywebsite.com/theology/a-bad-woman-1.html tag:www.theologywebsite.com,2012://1.147 2012-02-11 2012-02-11

Our home group was discussing Mark 13, and specifically where Jesus speaks of the terrible times that will follow the appearance of the "Abomination of Desolation." His statement was clearly prophetic, and yet, what was he referring to? There had...

Larry Baden http://www.theologywebsite.com Our home group was discussing Mark 13, and specifically where Jesus speaks of the terrible times that will follow the appearance of the "Abomination of Desolation." His statement was clearly prophetic, and yet, what was he referring to? There had... <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Theologywebsite/~4/SnGw0gMJqC8" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.theologywebsite.com/church-and-community/a-modern-abomination-of-desolation.html tag:www.theologywebsite.com,2012://1.146 2012-01-31 2012-01-31

Recently, I had the privilege of leading a conversation at a retreat for leaders of a business. My topic was vision and mission. In the conversation, many questions arose, a few of them mine. One of them, which had been...

Larry Baden http://www.theologywebsite.com Recently, I had the privilege of leading a conversation at a retreat for leaders of a business. My topic was vision and mission. In the conversation, many questions arose, a few of them mine. One of them, which had been... <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Theologywebsite/~4/i_M8AtLd-Cc" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.theologywebsite.com/spiritual-formation/uniquely-christian.html tag:www.theologywebsite.com,2011://1.145 2011-12-23 2011-12-23

Well, here we are again, at the best and worst time of the year. Christmas. I love it and I hate it. I listen to endless hours of Christmas music (www.pandora.com is wonderful), but refuse to hear musical triteness...

Larry Baden http://www.theologywebsite.com Well, here we are again, at the best and worst time of the year. Christmas. I love it and I hate it. I listen to endless hours of Christmas music (www.pandora.com is wonderful), but refuse to hear musical triteness... <img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Theologywebsite/~4/sb_qj5oIz2c" height="1" width="1"/> http://www.theologywebsite.com/church-and-community/merry-christmas-a-reflection.html