Brewing Theology with Teer Hardy

With biblical wisdom, research insights, and quick, actionable steps, this manual equips all traditions and denominations with practical ways to address the coronavirus threats and potential emergency.

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Buzzing Questions and Unknowns

I have two degrees - a Master of Divinity and a Master of Theological Studies, focusing on missional theology. Neither of those fields has prepared me for the buzzing this week.

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Because It’s True

The truth that is Christ, the truth that can only be known by witness, is a truth that must make its way in the world by refusing to use the desperate means of the world to force others to acknowledge what is claimed to be true.

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Finding Purple In a Changing World

We can have change everywhere in the world. We can eat different things for dinner and different things for breakfast, but one thing always stays the same.

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The Only Must That Means Anything

Jesus did not tell his disciples, called away from their nets and their families to be born again. This word association conundrum is Nicodemus’ problem. Can’t we just end the sermon now and head home?

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A Silly Question

This is just the beginning of revealing the fullness of God, in Christ, to us.

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Happy Ash Wednesday?

Withdrawn reflection is different from happily boasting of one’s piety.

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The Only Thing to Fear

“Anything that’s human is mentionable, and anything that is mentionable can be more manageable. When we can talk about our feelings, they become less overwhelming, less upsetting, and less scary. The people we trust with that important talk can help us know that we are not alone.” - Fred Rogers

A Revolution of Values

Rediscover hope for a faithful public witness that serves the common good.

Preaching as Though We Had Enemies

God is using this time to remind the Church that Christianity is unintelligible without enemies.

Grace and a Straight Razor

Sitting at a common table in a coffee shop or while having Spud trim up your neckline with a straight razor, it is hard to walk away the moment a conversation turns a direction we don’t want it to or worse a direction we don’t want to consider having any validity over our own strongly held convictions.

Around the Table

Every time we hear Jesus’ invitation to his table and we share bread and wine, taking seriously his invitation to all people - the poor and the rich, the meek and the powerful, the hungry and those with plenty - we are experiencing the grace and promise of the Kingdom of Heaven.

You're (Still) Not Accepted

Hauerwas argues that the Bible can only be understood in the midst of a disciplined community of people, where the story is actually lived out by dedicated practitioners.

Do it Again

A liturgy of grace, the work of God’s love we participate in does not remove us from the weekday and weekend liturgy of the neighborhood. Our work continues.

Separation Sadness

Bishop Will Willimon on the Protocol for Reconciliation through Grace— a proposal that manages both to sound like a creepy measure in a dystopian science fiction novel (“protocol”) and like a sad euphemism for a break-up.

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Without Apology

For Episode #2 of You Are Not Accepted, we discuss why dumbing things down for people just makes for dumb people.

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God Doesn't Forget

In your baptism, you were raised to new life in Christ. You received the pardon, not because of anything you did or because the correct prayer and words were spoken.

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Seriously, You're Not Accepted

For our first episode of 'You're Not Accepted,' we talked with Stanley about his essay in Minding the Web entitled “Preaching in the Ruins.”

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Enough in 2020

We are enough. Sure, there are always ways we can tweak our day-to-day’s and live better, but the baseline starting point for everyone is this - you are enough, just as you are.

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You're Not Accepted

New Year. New Podcast.