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Evangelical Insights   -   Apr 21, 2025 When Church Feels Like Family: Rediscovering Community at First Christian
When Church Feels Like Family: Rediscovering Community at First Christian

Reflecting on my early days as a believer in the 1990s, I remember what I’d call my “heyday” of being deeply connected to my local evangelical church, which had a Pentecostal church structure.

by Dr. Tim Orr
Tim's Story   -   Apr 17, 2025 Clarity Without Compromise: My Vision for Interfaith Witness
Clarity Without Compromise: My Vision for Interfaith Witness

I recently asked AI to review my book, Gospel-Centered Christianity and Other Religions, now available as an audiobook on Amazon. Here’s the review it generated, both its strengths and weaknesses:

by Dr. Tim Orr
Gospel Mission   -   Apr 16, 2025 Standing in the Gap: A Gospel-Centered Response to Afghan Deportations and Immigrant Ministry
Standing in the Gap: A Gospel-Centered Response to Afghan Deportations and Immigrant Ministry

In early April 2025, news broke that the Trump administration is resuming deportations of Afghan nationals back to their home country—a place where, for many, return means torture, forced marriage, or death. These aren’t nameless, faceless migrants.

by Dr. Tim Orr
Gospel Mission   -   Apr 15, 2025 The Tragedy of Forgetting Our First Love: Why the Great Commission Is Fading from Christian Memory
The Tragedy of Forgetting Our First Love: Why the Great Commission Is Fading from Christian Memory

When Jesus stood on a Galilean mountainside and gave his followers their final instructions, he didn’t offer a list of optional activities or spiritual electives. He gave them a clear, non-negotiable mandate:

by Dr. Tim Orr
Theological Perspectives   -   Apr 14, 2025 When the Cross Meets the Cry for Justice: A Deep Dive into the Denhollanders’ Theology of Abuse and Atonement
When the Cross Meets the Cry for Justice: A Deep Dive into the Denhollanders’ Theology of Abuse and Atonement

This work emerged from their journey through trauma, faith, and advocacy, aiming to bridge the gap between theological doctrine and the lived experiences of abuse survivors within Christian communities.

by Dr. Tim Orr
When Church Feels Like Family: Rediscovering Community at First Christian
Evangelical Insights   -   Apr 21, 2025 When Church Feels Like Family: Rediscovering Community at First Christian

Reflecting on my early days as a believer in the 1990s, I remember what I’d call my “heyday” of being deeply connected to my local evangelical church, which had a Pentecostal church structure.

by Dr. Tim Orr
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Evangelical Insights   -   Apr 21, 2025 When Church Feels Like Family: Rediscovering Community at First Christian
When Church Feels Like Family: Rediscovering Community at First Christian

Reflecting on my early days as a believer in the 1990s, I remember what I’d call my “heyday” of being deeply connected to my local evangelical church, which had a Pentecostal church structure.

by Dr. Tim Orr
Evangelical Insights   -   Apr 19, 2025 A Learning Community: My Journey with the Congregations and Polarization Project
A Learning Community: My Journey with the Congregations and Polarization Project

As my two-year contract with the Congregations and Polarization project at the Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture ends, I’m grateful for the opportunity to have contributed to such meaningful work.

by Dr. Tim Orr
Theological Perspectives   -   Apr 18, 2025 Why Replacement Theology Gets Israel, God—and the Gospel—Wrong
Why Replacement Theology Gets Israel, God—and the Gospel—Wrong

In today’s religious and political climate, Christian support for Israel is often oversimplified or outright maligned by both secular critics and some within the Christian community, particularly those outside the United States, who associate it exclusively with fringe eschatological views.

by Dr. Tim Orr
Tim's Story   -   Apr 17, 2025 Clarity Without Compromise: My Vision for Interfaith Witness
Clarity Without Compromise: My Vision for Interfaith Witness

I recently asked AI to review my book, Gospel-Centered Christianity and Other Religions, now available as an audiobook on Amazon. Here’s the review it generated, both its strengths and weaknesses:

by Dr. Tim Orr
Gospel Mission   -   Apr 16, 2025 Standing in the Gap: A Gospel-Centered Response to Afghan Deportations and Immigrant Ministry
Standing in the Gap: A Gospel-Centered Response to Afghan Deportations and Immigrant Ministry

In early April 2025, news broke that the Trump administration is resuming deportations of Afghan nationals back to their home country—a place where, for many, return means torture, forced marriage, or death. These aren’t nameless, faceless migrants.

by Dr. Tim Orr
Gospel Mission   -   Apr 15, 2025 The Tragedy of Forgetting Our First Love: Why the Great Commission Is Fading from Christian Memory
The Tragedy of Forgetting Our First Love: Why the Great Commission Is Fading from Christian Memory

When Jesus stood on a Galilean mountainside and gave his followers their final instructions, he didn’t offer a list of optional activities or spiritual electives. He gave them a clear, non-negotiable mandate:

by Dr. Tim Orr
Theological Perspectives   -   Apr 14, 2025 When the Cross Meets the Cry for Justice: A Deep Dive into the Denhollanders’ Theology of Abuse and Atonement
When the Cross Meets the Cry for Justice: A Deep Dive into the Denhollanders’ Theology of Abuse and Atonement

This work emerged from their journey through trauma, faith, and advocacy, aiming to bridge the gap between theological doctrine and the lived experiences of abuse survivors within Christian communities.

by Dr. Tim Orr
Gospel Mission   -   Apr 13, 2025 Engaged in the Battle: The Call and Caution of Spiritual Warfare
Engaged in the Battle: The Call and Caution of Spiritual Warfare

Spiritual warfare is not a side issue in the Christian life—it is at the heart of discipleship. When we are born again, we are not only adopted into God’s family but also conscripted into a battle.

by Dr. Tim Orr
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