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    Does God call all people to the same church?

    July 23, 2019 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / No Comments

    Over the last few months, I have defended ecclesial pluralism a couple of times in my interactions with Catholic apologist […]

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    ecclesial pluralism, ecclesiology, ecumenism, Trent Horn

    Drown the Pastor! Or, beware the angry evangelical congregation

    November 5, 2018 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / No Comments

    On September 15th, the Daily Courier, the newspaper in my hometown of Kelowna, B.C., published the latest article from columnist Tim […]

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    church, ecclesiology, love, Tim Schroeder

    What is Mere Christianity? Part 6: James Anderson Answers

    October 24, 2018 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / No Comments

    Our final installment in my series on mere Christianity comes from James N. Anderson. Dr. Anderson is Professor of Theology and […]

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    doctrine, ecclesiology, ecumenism, James Anderson, mere Christianity

    Does the systemic sexual abuse among Catholic clergy undermine the Catholic Church itself?

    August 16, 2018 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / No Comments

    Yesterday, a Pennsylvania grand jury released a report chronicling the crimes of more than three hundred priests throughout Pennsylvania, predators […]

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    abuse, Catholic Church, ecclesiology, pastoral theology, problem of evil

    Hymns vs. Choruses: Are the Worship Wars Worth Fighting?

    April 20, 2018 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / No Comments

    This article is based on a section from my book What’s So Confusing About Grace? In a 1960 interview on Meet […]

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    church, consumerism, corporate worship, ecclesiology, What's So Confusing About Grace?, worship wars

    Pew Sitting as Performance

    December 20, 2017 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / 7 Comments

    As a seminary professor I’m very adept at judging church performance: I’m at home formulating detailed critiques of the exegetical […]

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    church, consumerism, ecclesiology, Philip Yancey

    The Church as Tabasco Sauce

    November 28, 2017 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / 3 Comments

    A couple years ago I compared the Church to Tabasco sauce. In this short video I return to that spicy […]

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    church, ecclesiology, evangelism, missio Dei, mission, Tabasco sauce

    To Shun or Not to Shun: That is the Question

    March 31, 2017 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / 7 Comments

    Last year I addressed the topic of shunning fellow Christians in an article titled “Should we shun Christians that we […]

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    Bible, biblical ethics, Church discipline, ecclesiology, ethics, Paul, shunning

    Sodden Dead Flies: How a bad experience at church can have long-term effects

    November 5, 2016 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / 4 Comments

    Often when Christians encounter a person who is very negative toward the church and Christianity, their initial response is defensive. However, […]

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    church, ecclesiology

    When you can’t believe, the church can do it for you

    October 4, 2016 / Randal / The Tentative Apologist / 15 Comments

    Yesterday while I was doing the Run for the Cure I listened to Krista Tippett’s interview with author and pastor […]

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    church, doubt, ecclesiology, faith, Krista Tippett, Nadia Bolz-Weber
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