Darrell L. Bock

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  Apr 17, 2018

  Third Way Values: Mercy/Forgiveness

  The gospel is about invitation out of a bad situation. The entire point of the gospel story is that Jesus died in order to pay for sin he did not commit but that we did. Being the beneficiaries of grace, we are called to mirror that grace to others.

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  Apr 11, 2018

  The Third Way: Human Dignity and Christian Consistency

  Many times these days policy is framed as a binary choice where we have to choose one way or the other. However, often this binary choice forces us into an inconsistency that undercuts our moral credibility.

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  Mar 24, 2018

  The Third Way: Lessons From the OT Prophets

  One of the current tendencies in our culture currently is to be very tribal about our battles, whether politically left or right. What I mean is that the admission of any weakness is to be avoided as to not give space to the "other" side. This approach to engagement in the end is not helpful.

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  Mar 1, 2018

  The Third Way and Learning to Love

  Perhaps nothing in Jesus' teaching is as challenging as the call to love one's neighbor.

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  Feb 19, 2018

  Death, DACA and Decoupling: A Third Way Take on Legislation and Gridlock

  Anyone who looks at Congress knows it is broken, hopefully not irretrievably so.

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  Feb 16, 2018

  Third Way Values: A Different Look at Power

  In the world and in relationships in that world, power often is about who has control of a situation.

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  Feb 9, 2018

  Third Way Values: The Reconciliation

  There is no Democrat or Republican in the third way. It is directed by the relational concerns of the Savior. So what does that work look like when it comes to relating to others?

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  Feb 2, 2018

  The Third Way Is Less About Power or Fear - It's More About Relational Values and Finding Hope

  I often look at how the church responds to what goes on and how it reacts, and what I sense is fear. But hope gives perspective.

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  Jan 22, 2018

  Dysfunction In the Government: How Should Believers React to the Shutdown?

  Stop vilifying and find an alternative solution to end the government shutdown.

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  Jan 12, 2018

  Evangelical Christianity: Returning to a Third Way in a Whacky, Polarized World

  Many evangelicals now see that the term "evangelical" is not a reflection of them. A world out of whack is a hard place to live.