Cultural Blinders to Discipleship
Peter’s rebuke of Jesus was not simply a misplaced desire to avoid suffering. It was much more. It was a product of the cultural narrative.
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Michael Kuhn
May 236 min read
Revisiting the Goodness of the Good News
For the masses of displaced and crisis-afflicted people of our world, the gospel of the suffering servant is still heard as good news.
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Michael Kuhn
May 235 min read
Cultural Blinders to Discipleship
Peter’s rebuke of Jesus was not simply a misplaced desire to avoid suffering. It was much more. It was a product of the cultural narrative.
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Michael Kuhn
May 236 min read
Revisiting the Goodness of the Good News
For the masses of displaced and crisis-afflicted people of our world, the gospel of the suffering servant is still heard as good news.
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Michael Kuhn
Jan 25, 20236 min read
Bridging Spiritual Formation and Theology
What role does theology play in spiritual formation? Does it even play a role?
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Michael Kuhn
Nov 7, 20225 min read
How Does Spiritual Formation Take Place?
The Jesus-Peter relationship as a spiritual formation model.
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Michael Kuhn
May 25, 20225 min read
Is Following Jesus a "Politic?"
(published on the ABTS blog, 7 Oct 2020) Is following Jesus a “politic?” That question is perhaps the latest step in a life-long...
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Michael Kuhn
May 17, 202210 min read
Is Theology Missional
Is Theology Missional? A good friend, after hearing of my recent activities in ministry, asked the question: Are you teaching theology or...
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Michael Kuhn
Sep 6, 20215 min read
The Agony of Afghanistan
Can any sense be made of recent events in Afghanistan?
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Michael Kuhn
Jan 2, 20213 min read
Reversing an Eclipse
In prophetic language, can we forsake our insecure whoring after the kingdoms of this world long enough to see our true beauty?
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Michael Kuhn
Jul 11, 20207 min read
The Cry from the Cross in Perspective
If we fail to stand against injustice, we have nothing but the hollow gospel of white-washed tombs to share with the next generation.
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Michael Kuhn
Jun 20, 20206 min read
An Uncomfortable Reluctance
I notice a reluctance in myself ... to engage full-on in the protest against injustice.
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Michael Kuhn
Jun 5, 20204 min read
Pushed over the Edge
Is it anarchy or justice? Which side do I take?
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Michael Kuhn
May 29, 20203 min read
Murdering the Messiah
It means that we must own our privilege and seek out ways to right the scales.
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Michael Kuhn
May 13, 20204 min read
Cheap Reconciliation?
If we are to have reconciliation, it will hurt our ethnic pride. It will spotlight the dark side of our collective history.
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Michael Kuhn
May 4, 20204 min read
The Skill of Empathy
“Empathetic listening” is a key skill and service to our conflicted society. It requires radical courage, deep personal security and love...
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Michael Kuhn
Apr 27, 20203 min read
Dog, Meet Wolf (part 2)
...the listener steps behind the eyes of the speaker to look back at himself through those eyes...
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Michael Kuhn
Apr 22, 20203 min read
Dog, Meet Wolf...
This skill of empathetic listening to others is key in today’s world. It is a Jesus-esque skill.
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Michael Kuhn
Apr 9, 20204 min read
Coronavirus: Finding Mercy in a Tyrant’s Reign
Maybe the hidden mercy in Corona’s darkness is in prying our hearts loose, freeing us to remember and long for another king.
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Michael Kuhn
Apr 4, 20203 min read
Stepping in the Scapegoat Manure Pile
It is much more comfortable to find a scapegoat, someone to blame for our misfortune.
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Michael Kuhn
Mar 28, 20203 min read
Corona and Community
I’m missing seeing my kids and grandkids and nothing quite replaces taking those little ones on my lap and hugging them.
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