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Avoid Writing Off Essential Truths in the Quest for Relevance: Why the Virgin Birth Matters!

by Luke Geraty | Feb 4, 2011 | Posts

Awhile ago a lot of chatter occurred on the blogosphere due to a sermon that Rob Bell preached and something he wrote in Velvet Elvis. Bell basically suggested that the truthfulness of the Virgin Birth didn’t really affect his faith. In other words, if he found...

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@lukegeraty your 12-Jan podcast with @AlexanderVenter was so good! Alexander's argument for the supremacy of character as the founding necessity for political (and pastoral) leadership is so helpful. Thanks for doing this!

Y'all give it a listen!

https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9mZWVkLnBvZGJlYW4uY29tL3NhY3JhbWVudGFsY2hhcmlzbWF0aWMvZmVlZC54bWw&ep=14&episode=c2FjcmFtZW50YWxjaGFyaXNtYXRpYy5wb2RiZWFuLmNvbS8yMmUwMTdiNy1lNGI1LTM4MzktOGFjMC04YTNhNDFjNzA4YTA

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And there you have it. Stupidity paid off. #flyfishing #pyramidlake #stripstripboom #nottheology

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25 Jan

A buddy and I are driving to Pyramid Lake (Nevada) to fly fish for dinosaur trout. Been a bucket list item since I was like 12 years old.

And yes... we will be standing on ladders to cast flies for these prehistoric water tigers.

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25 Jan

It dawned on me that there are still lots of people who don’t think women can lead in the Church, despite the fantastic biblical & theological work out there.

That’s so weird. So, so weird.

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24 Jan

Tom Brady. Argh.

At least we had a better season than the sucky Bears and the Viqueens.

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Dawn and I just spent a few days with our good fri Dawn and I just spent a few days with our good friends, Mike & Betty Frye. The Frye’s are Vineyard legends, having ministered with John Wimber many times all over the world and planting several Vineyard churches... and they STILL love Jesus and people, despite the challenges!

Dawn and I wanna be like them when we grow up. Since we have five kids and they have five kids, we are apparently on our way, haha!

We feel so refreshed, renewed, and recharged! And talking about all the amazing things God has done over the years makes me excited to see all of the amazing things God will do in the future!

Now back to the ‘bluff to see what God’s got planned.
It’s a problem when we call people to investigat It’s a problem when we call people to investigate the historicity of the Resurrection and the reliability of Scripture while pan handling conspiracy theories.

Check out a blog post I wrote on the crisis of truth on my website — lukegeraty.com

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Waves of grief have been washing over me these pas Waves of grief have been washing over me these past few days… months… year? Never in my life have I felt such a roller coaster ride of emotion. As the regular routines of life take place, the overwhelming despair seeks to creep up and take over…

… and the waves continue.

Last night a good friend of ours text Dawn and I to ask how we were doing. We both responded, though not knowing each other’s responses, with the words, “exhausted.” What other word fits? We are not without hope. We are not without faith and trust in Jesus. We are not without love for God’s kingdom. But we are exhausted. Dawn further remarked, “Our lives are so sad right now.” After a year of watching so much negativity, we now share the sorrow and grief of watching our loved ones suffer. Dawn’s grandmother, though having lived a full life, is coming to the end of this life and beginning of eternity with God. My dad is battling cancer, with days that are good and days that are bad and we live with so many unknowns.

… but we seek after peace.

I marvel at how often the Daily Office Scripture readings, found in my Book of Common Prayer, seem to know just what is needed. The Psalms have consistently provided a perfect explanation of my own soul’s state while also reminding me that my hope is not in the things of this world, but in the eternal, good and beautiful God. How can the psalmist know my every thought and emotion? The Reformer Martin Luther stated that “in the Psalms we look into the heart of every saint.” John Calvin suggested that within the Psalms, “we look into a mirror and see our own heart.’ It’s as if each day’s reading has my name and address on it, knowing what my daily struggles or questions are, though not always providing the immediate “fix” that we humans long for, but an eternal solution wrapped up in the love of God…

… and yet suffering continues.

Read the rest of this personal reflection in the LINK ABOVE ☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️
My first blog post of 2021 includes the resources My first blog post of 2021 includes the resources I use on the daily in order to strengthen and sustain my faith. LINK IN BIO 👆🏻👆🏻👆🏻
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John Wimber continues to fascinate my theological John Wimber continues to fascinate my theological imagination as well as my interest in “doing the stuff” in the local church. Few modern leaders have taught me, challenged me, and frustrated me like Wimber!

On Wednesdays I often release YouTube videos about John (check my bio for a link to them) but today I wanted to just let you know that this biography is REALLY good. And actually, it’s not really a biography so much as it is as a Festschrift, a collection of essays that honor Wimber by sharing about his impact, both positive and sometimes critical.

What makes this book unique, I think, is that it’s written by Brits and essentially focused on Wimber’s impact in England. J.I. Packer said that other than John Wesley, no one has had more impact in England in the past three hundred years that John Wimber.

I should mention that I am so grateful to my dear friend Dr. Steve Burnhope for finding this book for me and sending it across the pond. My collection of Wimber things continues to grow and this book of essays is certainly among the more enjoyable that I’ve read. I’ll likely do a video review sooner than later!
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1 amazing father. 1 incredible mother. 5 beautiful 1 amazing father. 1 incredible mother. 5 beautiful sisters. 3 dog nephews/nieces. An infinity of love.
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Well this looks interesting. And challenging to a Well this looks interesting. And challenging to a LOT of narratives being forced upon the world. Hmmmm. Anyone else read it?
Time with family and friends in Trinidad. Time with family and friends in Trinidad.
It’s someone’s birthday today!! Dawn, you are It’s someone’s birthday today!! Dawn, you are amazing! Kind! Beautiful (I love your glasses)! The most pastoral and loving person I know! An amazing mother to our massive nearly-Catholic-size family and small micro-zoo.

And you are my best friend. Happy birthday and enjoy being my senior for the next 4 months. Meanwhile I will enjoy being married to a cougar 😂 Love you FOREVER!
Wife. Mother. Friend. These words are easy to use Wife. Mother. Friend. These words are easy to use to describe Dawn, but there are many more. Faithful. Gracious. Beautiful. Silly. Awkward. Loving. Five kids, two dogs, a bunch of chickens, two cats, four reptiles, and somewhere in the neighborhood of thirty fly rods... the past 19 years have been full of ups and downs, but I’d choose you all over again and I thank God for you. Happy Anniversary, Dawn.
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