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TMCP 128: Jim Belcher on How Christians in America Can Unify Rather Than Divide

Sometimes it seems like the differences between Christians in America are too great. But in this episode, Jim Belcher offers some ways Christians can find common ground.

TheMondayChristian

23 Jan 2023 — 1 min read

Jim Belcher (PhD, Georgetown University) is a political philosopher, researcher, and writer. He previously served as president of Providence Christian College in Pasadena, California, and was the founding lead pastor of Redeemer Presbyterian Church in Newport Beach, California. He is the author of In Search of Deep Faith and Deep Church, which won a 2010 Christianity Today Book Award in church/pastoral leadership.

Episode Talking Points

Jim's journey to Christ
Church planting in California
The difficulty of a "middle way"
The vital center
What is the gospel?
Technology advances and the response of the church
Retrieval of constitutional republicanism

Resources

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Are You Angry with God?

Do you ever get angry with God when he doesn’t act as you’d like? This is the story of Job 29-37.

Be a Builder, Not a Destroyer

In a spiritual sense, Christians fall into one of two categories—builders and destroyers. Those who lift others up and those who tear others down. This is a point made in the short Book of Jude.

Keep Walking in Truth

Do you ever grow tired of walking in truth? 2 John and 3 John are personal letters written by “the elder,” traditionally identified as the Apostle John.

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God’s Character Never Changes

Are You Angry with God?

Be a Builder, Not a Destroyer

Keep Walking in Truth