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29 Mar 2017

Loving Our Enemies in the Twenty-First Century

by Chris Smith | posted in: Conversation, Meditations, The Bible | 1

  Amidst the deep polarization of our day, one of the most difficult instructions of Jesus is his call for those who follow him to love our enemies: ‘You have heard that it was said, “You shall love your neighbor … Read More

Jesus, Loving Enemies, Polarization
7 Oct 2016

Who Gets To Decide What an Evangelical Is?

by Chris Smith | posted in: Conversation, The Bible | 1

Two breaking news stories today thrust the questions of “What is an Evangelical?” and “Who Gets to Decide What An Evangelical Is?” into the national spotlight.  First, a number of notable evangelical leaders published a letter challenging the prevailing mainstream … Read More

Conversation, Evangelicalism, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Jesus, Power

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About the Authors

CHRIS SMITH and JOHN PATTISON are the coauthors of the award-winning Slow Church: Cultivating Community in the Patient Way of Jesus.

Chris is also the author of Reading for the Common Good: How Books Help Our Churches and Neighborhoods Flourish (IVP, 2016). The editor of the Englewood Review of Books, Chris lives in the Englewood neighborhood of Indianapolis.

John is also the coauthor of Besides the Bible: 100 Books that Have, Should, or Will Create Christian Culture (IVP, 2010). He previously served as Managing Editor of CONSPIRE Magazine and Deputy Editor of the Burnside Writers Collective. He lives in Silverton, Oregon, a rural community 40 miles south of Portland.

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