Category Archives: Theology

Celebrating Advent in the Pilgrim Year

Posted on November 28, 2021 by Kerry

In this season of Advent, Candace and I are continuing to read aloud together the Pilgrim Year booklets by Steve Bell. Steve’s Introduction to the Advent booklet is nicely complemented this year by three 20-minute devotionals Steve recorded last year … Continue reading →

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Don’t you want to thank someone?

Posted on November 28, 2021 by Kerry

Now I can see the world is charged It’s glimmering with promises Written in a script of stars Dripping from prophets’ lips But still, my thirst is never slaked I am hounded by a restlessness Eaten by this endless ache … Continue reading →

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The Holiness of Ordinary Time

Posted on July 11, 2021 by Kerry

In this season of the liturgical year called Ordinary Time, Candace and I are reading aloud two books this year: Steve Bell, Ordinary Time, from his Pilgrim Year series; and Tish Harrison Warren, A Liturgy of the Ordinary (IVP, 2019). … Continue reading →

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Torrance updates, 2021

Posted on July 10, 2021 by Kerry

This year I’ve enjoyed several Torrance-related conversations and activities, some related to the Reading Group hosted by Marty Folsom, others related to hosting the 2021 Workshop-Retreat, and soon the Firbush Retreat. In addition, there’s been progress on the Torrance Oral … Continue reading →

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Inklings books – Wade Podcast

Posted on June 28, 2021 by Kerry

Note: This page is now superseded by a new Wade Center Podcast Index at wadecenterpodcast.org. For more information, check out the About page for that website. This kerrysloft.com page will no longer be updated, and the index links here have … Continue reading →

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When I first met Bonhoeffer

Posted on October 14, 2020 by Kerry

Greg Williams recently interviewed me on the topic of GCI’s new initiative to establish Ministry Training Centers on every inhabited continent. Here’s an excerpt from that interview where he asked me about my own spiritual formation, and I recalled the … Continue reading →

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Francis Collins’ Templeton Prize ceremony

Posted on September 25, 2020 by Kerry

The Sept 24, 2020, Templeton Prize award ceremony for Francis Collins is moving in many ways, on multiple levels, with respect to every segment, speaker, and participant. The ceremony culminates in Collins’ eloquent acceptance speech, which shines with wisdom and … Continue reading →

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New C. S. Lewis recordings – Ransom Trilogy

Posted on September 18, 2020 by Kerry

What a delight to hear on my drive to work this morning that the Wade Center is releasing newly digitized recordings of C. S. Lewis. They capture Lewis reading excerpts from the Ransom Trilogy. The Wade Center Podcast, hosted by … Continue reading →

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BioLogos Statement on science and the pandemic

Posted on August 17, 2020 by Kerry

A Christian statement on science in the pandemic: First paragraph: … Final section: Read the full statement here.

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2020 Torrance Virtual Workshop-Retreat

Posted on July 18, 2020 by Kerry

78 people have registered so far for the Torrance Workshop-Retreat. Given the virtual nature of the event, there’s still plenty of room! This is an event I’ve been privileged to organize along with Brent Purkaple, Daniel Cameron and Geordie Ziegler. … Continue reading →

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Tim Keller on hope, at Hong Kong University

Posted on July 18, 2020 by Kerry

Hope is essential for life at any time, particularly for living in times like these. in this 2014 address at Hong Kong University, Tim Keller channeled Augustine, C. S. Lewis, and J. R. R. Tolkien with reflections on hope and … Continue reading →

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BioLogos Conversation: God and the Pandemic – NT Wright and Francis Collins

Posted on July 12, 2020 by Kerry

On July 12, BioLogos hosted a discussion between Francis Collins and N. T. Wright on God and the Pandemic: Don’t miss their duet at the end! The conversation touches upon themes found in N. T. Wright, God and the Pandemic … Continue reading →

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