Justin Bailey, Author at Justin Ariel Bailey

God’s Sabbath with Creation: Vocations Fulfilled, the Glory Unveiled (Book Review)

Reviewed Title: God's Sabbath with Creation: Vocations Fulfilled by James W. Skillen. Eugene, Oregon: Wipf & Stock, 2019. 348 pp. ISBN: 9781532659508. A recent debate in Reformed circles relates to the nature of the human vocation and the new creation. Theologians like N.T. Wright and…

Justin BaileyJune 1, 2020

Articles & Essays Short Articles

“Are You for Us or for Our Enemies?” Making Decisions Amid Contested Meanings

In the coming years, when we look back on our cultural response to the novel coronavirus, shifting attitudes towards mask-wearing will prove an interesting case study. It has been fascinating to watch how the meaning of mask-wearing has changed in so short a time. At…

Justin BaileyMay 28, 2020

Costly Hope Tolkien Tuesdays

Tolkien Tuesday: 3-The Fear of Death

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Justin BaileyMay 26, 2020

Costly Hope Tolkien Tuesdays

Tolkien Tuesday: 2-Things that Are Cursed

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJ3zsNW1LE0 Episode Two: Parks and Rec, Madden, the Cubs, the Noldor, Turin Turambar, and us!

Justin BaileyMay 19, 2020

Costly Hope Tolkien Tuesdays

Tolkien Tuesday: 1-A “Long Defeat” is Still a Defeat

Is Tolkien’s legendarium, like the Norse legends, driven more by despair than by hope? If all things seem to come to ruin, what is the place of hope in Middle-Earth? And if his mythology is meant to shed light on the Primary World - our…

Justin BaileyMay 12, 2020

Commencement Addresses Costly Hope Talks & Lectures

The Wisdom of Weakness: The Coronavirus and the Cross

https://www.facebook.com/drjustinbailey/posts/127644232240974 Graduates of Dordt University, President Hoekstra and members of the board, faculty, staff, parents, alumni, friends, and family: What a pleasure it is to deliver this commencement address, especially to you the graduates of Dordt University. What a tremendous accomplishment it is to make…

Justin BaileyMay 11, 2020

Confessional Costly Hope

Crisis, Cliché, and Costly Hope

What makes a cliché a cliché? Is it the sheer fact of overuse, like a pop hit that has been overplayed? Or is it the brevity, boiling down complexity to fit on a bumper sticker? Or is it the sugary comfort that dissolves like cotton…

Justin BaileyMay 4, 2020

Confessional

Of Anonymity and Ambition: A New Venture, A New Book

My posting plan: my goal each week is 1) to post a piece of fresh content (an blog post, article, sermon, or lecture), 2) to highlight or refresh something I've written in the past, and 3) to highlight other noteworthy pieces of content from others,…

Justin BaileyMay 1, 2020

Class Lectures Talks & Lectures

Lecture: Theology of Beauty for Worship Leaders

I was invited by a colleague (Dr. Carrie Groenewold) to bring a lecture on the theology of beauty for worship leaders. Since the lecture fell during the period of quarantine, I was obliged to record it for the class. My first three points follow Aquinas,…

Justin BaileyApril 27, 2020

Articles & Essays Book Reviews Books

Deep Focus and Cinematic Faith —An Extended Review

Every semester, I teach a Bible survey course, mostly to freshmen undergraduates. Early in the semester we arrive at Genesis 6, and I show them the first part of Darren Aronofsky’s 2014 film Noah. Students are excited to be watching a movie during class, and there…

Justin BaileyApril 15, 2020

Justin Bailey

God’s Sabbath with Creation: Vocations Fulfilled, the Glory Unveiled (Book Review)

“Are You for Us or for Our Enemies?” Making Decisions Amid Contested Meanings

Tolkien Tuesday: 3-The Fear of Death

Tolkien Tuesday: 2-Things that Are Cursed

Tolkien Tuesday: 1-A “Long Defeat” is Still a Defeat

The Wisdom of Weakness: The Coronavirus and the Cross

Crisis, Cliché, and Costly Hope

Of Anonymity and Ambition: A New Venture, A New Book

Lecture: Theology of Beauty for Worship Leaders

Deep Focus and Cinematic Faith —An Extended Review

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