Resources by Jim Stone - Modern Reformation

Imagine Believing

*** I can imagine believing that IWill see you again in all of your ways,Will know the grace of God in which you died, Will feel angelic arms in which you lie;But cannot believe it, as doubt betrays—So I imagine. Believing that, I Trace my disbelief to lack of proof and tryTo recollect, again recount […]

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Tuesday, 01 March, 2022 by Jim Stone
Guiding Light

*** When angels come to comfort in the night—eternal constellations on display—the darkest time beholds a guiding light that those who grieve in solitude mightimagine white wings wafting tears away.When angels come to comfort in the night redemption overcomes a pauper’s plightand redemption is an easy price to pay.The darkest time beholds a guiding light […]

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Tuesday, 01 March, 2022 by Jim Stone

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The Meaning of “God”

Jan 22, 2021

Modernity, Pluralism, and Doubt Perhaps the greatest accomplishment of Charles Taylor’s monumental A Secular Age was the simple observation that modern believers and unbelievers experience the world in much the same way. Whether raised by a homeschooling family who taught you to be a six-day creationist, or the child of an irreligious couple in San […]
Unhappily Married or Happily Divorced? The False Dilemma

Jan 25, 2021

Whatever we believe the Scriptures say about legitimate grounds for divorce, the assumption that marital dissolution should not be common among those who claim to follow Christ and Biblical teaching is reasonable. The pertinent passages recognized in the New Testament at most allow for divorce and remarriage only for egregious violations of the marital covenant […]
Biblical Nonconformity

Feb 19, 2021

Nonconformity is all the rage. Our culture applauds rebellion against social norms and encourages boldly standing apart. Sometimes this nonconformity is minor. It looks like fuchsia hair, living in a tiny house, eating only fruit and veggies. Other times nonconformity is something more extreme. The most immediate example is gender nonconformity. Biologically sexed males and […]
The Model for Christian Manhood: Introduction

Jun 16, 2021

When I used to lead women’s ministry at Mars Hill Church in Seattle, I helped organize our yearly Women’s Retreats. The men, however, never had Men’s Retreats. They had Men’s Advances. Retreats, as they saw it, were for sissies. Nevermind that the larger church adopted the concept of retreat from Jesus’s example in the Gospels. […]

Imagine Believing

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