Resources by Timothy P. Wiens - Modern Reformation

"The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University" by Kevin Roose

Liberty University may conjure up different thoughts, ideas, and emotions for Christians from diverse backgrounds, denominations, and geographical regions. But for the nonbeliever, these emotions are no doubt even stronger. "Fundamentalist," "intolerant," "homophobic," and "irrational" are just some adjectives that probably come to the minds of many, regardless of their Christian or secular leanings. Kevin […]

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Thursday, 01 July, 2010 by Timothy P. Wiens
A Rocky But Rewarding Road

Having been reared in the home of a Baptist minister, I was exposed to the gospel on a daily basis. My father and our church were devout in their beliefs and faithful to expository preaching. The Word of God was central. As I have grown and matured in my faith, however, I have come to […]

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Friday, 30 April, 2010 by Timothy P. Wiens

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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. […]

"The Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University" by Kevin Roose

A Rocky But Rewarding Road