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5 Reasons You Should Read the Old Testament
by Dr. Josh Moody Sometimes it feels hard enough to persuade people to read the Bible at all. Why bother with the Old Testament? Isn’t it irredeemably, well, old, out of date, out of touch, not to mention violent, aggressive, misogynistic, and just plain nasty to boot? Here are five reasons why you should read the Old…
Read MoreA Perspective, a Response, and a Strategy for Our Current Crises
By Dr. Josh Moody Which particular current crisis do we have in mind? Pick one! There are so many, and so many different views of such crises, global, local, personal, that surround us today. What is the right approach to dealing with a time of crisis? First, A Historic Perspective There seems little doubt that…
Read MoreThe Day of Knowing: An Interview
Pastor Josh Moody’s latest book, The Day of Knowing, is now available. With this latest venture into fiction, God Centered Life had some questions we needed to find the answers to! Why did you write a science fiction book? I’ve always loved science fiction. I think it was my older brother who introduced me to Isaac…
Read MoreChristmas Is More Than an Evangelistic Opportunity
by Josh Moody The following article was written for Evangelicals Now and published in their December 2024 issue. The origins of Christmas celebrations as we tend to experience them are fraught with controversy – and ignorance, too. It may be that the purported pagan roots of Christmas trees are arguable, but the actual celebration of…
Read MoreAn Attitude of Thanksgiving
by Mackenzie Unruh What would it look like to have an attitude of thanksgiving all year long? In the week or two before Thanksgiving, people tend to focus on being thankful for what they have. It is common to have times where people have the opportunity to share with the group something they are thankful…
Read More5 Steps to Rediscovering Joy
by Josh Moody This article was first posted at Christianity.com in September 2024. Joy is often confused with happiness. But while happiness is related to our circumstances, environment, and personality, happiness is concerned with what is happening, and joy is a more lasting and solid affection. Here are five steps to rediscovering joy: 1. Distinguish joy from your…
Read MoreWhat Does It Mean to Be an ‘Evangelical’?
By Josh Moody What does it mean to be an ‘evangelical’? In some ways this is a perennial question, but recent developments in Evangelicalism, especially in America, mean that the question needs to be addressed again. What recent developments, you say? Well, the most recent is the book Shepherds For Sale (which I have not yet read, and…
Read More5 Ways You Can Make a Difference to Change the World!
Jesus tells us that we are the salt of the earth, and we are the light of the world (Matthew 5:13-14). He does not tell us that we need to become change agents (salt or light); he tells us we are change agents. In ancient times, salt was primarily used not as an aid to taste but as a preservative. Jesus is saying that we…
Read MoreChristian Political Thought in a Tense US Election Year
by Josh Moody I was recently browsing through (again) Oliver and Joan O’Donovan’s peerless From Irenaeus to Grotius: A Sourcebook in Christian Political Thought. For those who follow politics – whether in the USA, Britain, or indeed in France – the reason for such a perusal is probably obvious. For those who don’t, or wisely avoid political…
Read More5 Inspiring Ways to Honor God This Summer
by Dr. Josh Moody Summer is here. For some, that means an opportunity to take a vacation. For others, it means heat and stifling conditions in insufficiently air-conditioned workplaces. Family time away can be a wonderful blessing – or feel like more effort than a stay-cation where you remain home but take an occasional day…
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