HeyJaredReality Theology with Griffin Gooch
I study reality (psychology, neuroscience, sociology, politics, philosophy, creative advice, history) and connect it to theology.
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How the Early Church Got Catechized (opens the original)
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I’ve drudged through a mini-mountain’s worth of new member/Alpha-type church courses. Binders and printouts feature heavily. Off-leather journals are almost always in the gift bag. You shake some sweaty staff hands, sign a form that auctions off your right to a peaceful email inbox, commit to volunteering on a “dream team,” and you’re off.This is the catechism—the process of educating people into a specific way of thinking and living—of your average modern church. By contrast, the early church’s
A Theology of Music (opens the original)
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I don’t really like Christian music.I used to be more okay with it; I worked as a full-time worship leader until a vocal cord injury put me in permanent retirement. But even then, perusing new releases to find a decent song to introduce to the community was more necessary evil than enjoyable pastime.Since then, I’ve listened less and less to anything in the “Christian” genre.1 At first because it reminded me of my derailed career plans. But then I
What To Do About All the Young People In Your Church Interested in Spiritual Formation (opens the original)
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This post has perks for paid subscribers (an audio voiceover and a smidge of extra content)I recently got this comment on a spiritual formation-related Substack note:It
Doubting for Reformation Rather Than Ruin (opens the original)
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Death isn’t fun ever; but it can be especially not fun while attending a Pentecostal church.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="51" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!tqJD!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack
Everyone Hates Evangelicalism. Is It Even Worth Salvaging? (opens the original)
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I love books. Twelve times a year I hit a peak of euphoria as I plan out next month’s reading plan. But I rarely devote a full article to just one book.However, after reading an advanced copy of ’s In Defense of Evangelicalism, I asked Bonnie if she’d wanna do a written interview.I once heard an acquisitions editor say that no one, not even the upper echelon of the publishing strata, can predict how or why a book takes off. But even keeping that in mind, I’d be shocked if this one doesnR
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