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Four longer pieces in Jason's own words, on the Eucharist, on what relevance means, on wearing the collar in the neighborhood, and a sermon on John 4. Start here.

Why Skype helps us understand Christ's Presence at the Table : Jason Ingalls uses Skype to think through Christ's presence in the Eucharist, from Luther's ubiquity and Calvin's lifting up to the idea of local presence.
SERMON: Living Water : Jason Ingalls preached this March 2011 sermon on John 4:5-42, where a tired and thirsty Jesus asks a Samaritan woman at a well for a drink.
Collared Evangelism : Jason Ingalls explains collared evangelism, wearing a clergy collar in public to start conversations in a largely unchurched neighborhood.
Relevance begins with you : Jason Ingalls explains relevance as a two-place, reciprocal idea and what that means for how Christians live lives that matter.

Jesus Catches Peter : Jason Ingalls preaches on John 21:1-19 at St. Bene't's Church, Cambridge, asking why the resurrection story keeps going as Peter heads out fishing.
SERMON: God builds a kingdom that cannot be shaken : A sermon on Hebrews 12.18-end at All Saint's, Cottenham, setting the eruption of Vesuvius beside Israel's fear at Sinai and an unshakable kingdom.
Repost: The Adventures of the Post-Relevant Church : Jason Ingalls reposts a piece on the post-relevant church, arguing that evangelicals and liberals both chase relevance and end up behind the curve.
SERMON: Jesus Gives Simon a New Name : Jason Ingalls preaches on John 1:29-42 at Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, opening with Batman and the real person behind the mask.
Sermon: God will swallow up death forever : A sermon on Isaiah 65 and John 11 given at All Saint's Church, Rampton, on death as the shroud over all peoples and God's promise to swallow it up.
Jesus Multiplies the Offering : Jason Ingalls preaches on John 6:1-21 at St. Bene't's Church, Cambridge, retelling how Jesus asks Philip about bread and a boy offers five barley loaves.
Living : Jason Ingalls recalls Michael Ramsey's The Anglican Spirit and John Keble, who said no word of controversy to a friend in distress about faith, but lived.
The Long Way to Church : After reading 168 Hours by Laura Vanderkam, Jason Ingalls walks the long way to St. Bene't's, past the Cam, the cow fields and the swans.
The Life of the Spirit (Baptismal Covenant, part 5) : Jason Ingalls writes on the Holy Spirit in the Baptismal Covenant, covering Q.3 and Q.4 and why the Baptized Life is the Life of the Spirit.
SERMON: God Grows the Kingdom : A sermon on Mark 4:26-34 at All Saints, Rampton, setting the hopeless story of The Walking Dead beside Jesus' parables of the Kingdom growing like seed.
SERMON: Jesus Starts a New Family : A sermon on Mark 3:19-35 at St. Bene't's, Cambridge, picturing Mary at the door as Jesus asks who his mother and brothers are and starts a new family.
SERMON: Jesus Sends the Spirit : Jason Ingalls preaches on John 15 and 16 for Pentecost at St. Andrew's Soham, starting from the second-hand washer/dryer he and Monique bought.
Home and Household: Thoughts on Pre-Marital Counseling : Jason Ingalls outlines his first pre-marital counseling course, built on the difference between home and household, and invites feedback.
Retelling Genesis 1-3 : Jason Ingalls retells Genesis 1-3 as a story that begins Once upon a time, moving from creation out of chaos to the Garden, the serpent and the fall.
A Portable Narrative (Baptismal Covenant, part 4) : Jason Ingalls looks at the first two Baptismal Covenant questions, from the Apostles' Creed, and calls the creed a portable narrative.
Holy Saturday : Jason Ingalls reflects on Holy Saturday, the empty church and Christ's descent into Hell, and prays for the Spirit to fill our hollowness.
Do It Tomorrow : Jason Ingalls reviews Mark Forster's Do It Tomorrow and how its closed lists and its view of a day's work have changed his approach to time management.
Your Priest is Pilate and Judas (and so are you) : Jason Ingalls defends Eucharistic symbols such as ritual hand washing and kissing the altar, and asks what meaning our forebears in faith found in them.
God's Good News for the Poor : Jason Ingalls questions a House of Bishops press line calling liberation theology God's good news for the poor, and asks what it claims.
Christianity, a word among the words? : Jason Ingalls responds to a UK school remark about not mentioning Jesus, suggesting Christianity become a word among the words, as its Lord did.
The Response of Faith (Baptismal Covenant, part 3) : In part 3 of his Baptismal Covenant series, Jason Ingalls shows how the Prayer Book treats covenant as God's initiative met by faith.
The Baptismal Covenant, Part 2 : Jason Ingalls continues his Baptismal Covenant series with Genesis 15, where God alone passes between the divided animals as a firepot and a torch.
I help people talk to God : Jason Ingalls borrows the nutshell resume from Leil Lowndes' How to Talk to Anyone to ask how a priest can answer the question, What do you do?
SERMON: Jesus Keeps His Promise, A Sermon for Pentecost : Jason Ingalls' last sermon at St. Matthew's Anglican Church, Riverdale, on Acts 2:1-21 and the in-between feeling of Pentecost.
Welcome to Contra Factum : Jason Ingalls welcomes readers who found Contra Factum through his Living Church interview and shares news of his family's move from Toronto to Arkansas.
A Spiritual Exegesis of the Baptismal Covenant, Part 1 : Jason Ingalls begins a series reading the Baptismal Covenant prayerfully on its own terms, apart from the liberal and conservative fights over it.
SERMON: Jesus the Cornerstone : A sermon on 1 Peter 2:2-10 that begins with a boyhood quartz collection and turns to Jesus as the living stone and cornerstone of God's new Temple.
Reserving the Sacrament : Jason Ingalls explains what reserving the Sacrament means for Anglicans, why it is tricky given Article XXVIII, and how it serves shut-in members.
Sermonic Metagaming : Jason Ingalls draws on years as a Star Wars roleplaying Gamemaster to explain metagaming, where players act on knowledge their characters lack.
The Adventures of the Post-Relevant Church : Jason Ingalls considers the post-relevant church, noting that evangelicals and liberals share a concern for relevance and both end up dated.
SERMON: Jesus Delays : Jason Ingalls preached this April 2011 sermon on John 11:1-45, asking why Jesus delays after hearing that his friend Lazarus is ill.
Spiritual Malpractice : Jason Ingalls uses the idea of professional malpractice to name spiritual malpractice, the bad behavior by ministers that drives people from church.
New Video for Change Anything : A few weeks ago, I posted an early review of Change Anything by the VitalSmarts team. Here's a new video that really brings the appeal of the book home.
Clergy as Superheroes? Questions about Ontological Change : Jason Ingalls questions whether ordination brings an ontological change, weighing the idea of an indelible character against his own experiences.
Post-Liberal Catholic Anglicanism? : Jason Ingalls asks whether Anglicans taught by Yale-school post-liberals might be called Post-Liberal Catholics, and what that label would involve.
Our Churches as Self-Obsessed Teenagers : Jason Ingalls shares his wife Dr. Monique's observation that North American churches act like self-obsessed teenagers worried about what others think.
Change Anything : Jason Ingalls reviews Change Anything by the VitalSmarts team, which argues that six sources of influence, not willpower alone, shape personal change.
SERMON: God Loves His Enemies : Jason Ingalls preached this February 2011 sermon on Matthew 5:38-48, using a Far Side cartoon to challenge the idea of a God waiting to smite people.
Synod for Communion Partner–ACNA Reconciliation : Jason Ingalls reads Phillip Anderas' sermon on repentance and reconciliation and reflects on the painful division among orthodox Anglicans.
SERMON: Christ the King : Jason Ingalls preached this Christ the King Sunday sermon in November 2010 on Jeremiah, Colossians and Luke 23, on why Christ is king of the world.
George Bailey is Trapped : After a church movie night on the meaning of life, Jason Ingalls argues that It's a Wonderful Life is an adult film because George Bailey is trapped.
SERMON: God, Faith, Service : Jason Ingalls preached this October 2010 sermon on Luke 17:5-10 about faith and miracles, starting from a Star Wars parody video of a TV faith healer.
Sermon: The Cup of Discipleship : Jason Ingalls preached this September 2010 sermon on Luke 14:25-33, noting how the liturgy commits us to discipleship without asking us to count the cost.
Tim Jones+: A Chink in the Curtains : Jason Ingalls reposts his friend Tim Jones's reflection on a chink of light in the curtains, an image from Somerset Maugham's The Razor's Edge.
Contra Factum - out of retirement : Jason Ingalls returns to his Contra Factum blog and plans to gather sermons, photos and news stories from his older blogs in one place.
Sermon: The Good Samaritan : Jason Ingalls preached this July 2010 sermon on Luke 10:25-37 as his first at St. Matthew's Riverdale, starting from a high school crush.
Sermon: Jesus Makes Space at His Feet : Jason Ingalls preached this July 2010 sermon on Luke 10:38-42, following the Good Samaritan, on Martha taking the call to go and do likewise too far.
Sermon on the Feast Day of St. Mary the Virgin : Jason Ingalls preached this August 2010 sermon for the Feast Day of St. Mary the Virgin, asking what success looks like in light of the day's readings.
What’s Wrong with Theology: A Short Case Study : Jason Ingalls shares Jeff Reimer's post on Augustine's sermons and the claim that splitting head from heart comes from faulty theology, not too much.
New Review Up : Over at the Princeton Seminary Library page, a new book review from yours truly is up: Joe Mangina's Karl Barth: Theologian of Christian Witness. Enjoy!
Sermon: Jesus Sends Doubters : Jason Ingalls shares his sermon on Matthew 28:16-20 preached at Montgomery Evangelical Free Church, on the eleven disciples climbing the mountain.
Per Caritatem: Paul and Slavery : Jason Ingalls recommends a Per Caritatem blog series asking whether Paul on slavery meant to submit, subvert, or something in between.
Auctioning Virginity : Jason Ingalls shares a report from IvyJungle.org about a Sacramento State graduate student who auctioned her virginity through a Nevada brothel.
Getting mentioned... : Because of the recent work I've been doing with Matt Jenson's The Gravity of Sin, I've gotten some exposure at the T&T Clark blog here and here. Enjoy!
N. T. Wright on the Ascension : Jason Ingalls quotes N. T. Wright's Surprised by Hope on the ascension, and what happens to the church when it is equated with Jesus.
"At the Name of Jesus" : Jason Ingalls shares the hymn At the Name of Jesus, written by Caroline Maria Noel in 1870 and sung at St. Bartholomew's, with its verses.
The same mistake : Jason Ingalls argues that liberalism is the desire to be taken seriously by the academy, and admits how hard that is to hear in graduate ministry.
10 Days to Faster Reading : Jason Ingalls recommends the book 10 Days to Faster Reading, saying its one chapter a day structure helped him read faster with good comprehension.
New review up! : Before we left on our trip, I wrote a review of Matt Jenson's The Gravity of Sin for the Center for Barth Studies at Princeton Theological Seminary.
Back from the Northwest : Jason Ingalls recounts a ten-day trip to the Pacific Northwest celebrating his wife Monique's completed Ph.D., from Mt. Rainier to Vancouver Island.
Bad, Bad Windows : Jason Ingalls reflects on stained glass in the Victoria Parliament building that splits Divinity into theology and piety, and what that divide suggests.
Two recent sermons : Jason Ingalls links two sermons on Romans preached at Montgomery Evangelical Free Church in Belle Mead, NJ, on Romans 5:1-11 and Romans 6:1-11.
Indiana Jones in Twilight : Jason Ingalls reviews Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, arguing its aged hero and darker era are marks of success, not failure.
'Context happens' : Jason Ingalls offers a short polemic against contextualizing the Gospel, arguing that culture is never one thing and that context simply happens.
Spotting 'Human Flourishing' : Jason Ingalls spots the theme of human flourishing ahead of the Following Christ conference and shares remarks from N.T. Wright on Colossians.
Part III: Why I no longer use the word 'incarnational.' : In Part III of his series, Jason Ingalls says current talk of incarnational ministry falls short of the unique Incarnation of Jesus Christ.
Part II: Why I no longer use the word 'incarnational.' : Jason Ingalls continues his series on the word incarnational, tracing it to its Latin root for embodiment and the problems of starting from the bottom up.
Why I no longer use the word "incarnational" (and why I don't think you should use it either); Part I : Jason Ingalls begins a series on why he stopped saying incarnational, and describes three layers of meaning the word carries in ministry talk.
Christian Heroism : A quotation from Soren Kierkegaard's The Sickness Unto Death, shared by Jason Ingalls, on becoming oneself as an individual alone before God.
Saturday Day Trip : Jason Ingalls recounts a day trip to East Tennessee with his wife Monique and two ideas from a conference talk on human greatness and misery.
Ken Myers: Reflection on the Incarnation : Jason Ingalls shares a letter from Ken Myers of the Mars Hill Audio Journal on the Incarnation and what a market-driven church might have missed.
Some GCF pictures : TableTalk: a biweekly theology discussion we sponsor. We've been talking about the Nicene Creed this semester.
Be ready to save your neighbor's proposition : Jason Ingalls shares a quote from St. Ignatius of Loyola on charitably saving a neighbor's proposition rather than rushing to condemn it.
Religious Nuts : Back from a long posting break, Jason Ingalls shares a joke about four Texas churches and their squirrel problem, with a Catholic punchline.
A Year of Getting Things Done : A year after reviewing David Allen's Getting Things Done, Jason Ingalls says the system has kept his head-in-the-clouds habits grounded.
New Perspective on Paul? : Jason Ingalls recommends Simon Gathercole's Christianity Today article, a fair introduction to the New Perspective on Paul, and invites comments.
Gamemastering and Theological Language : Jason Ingalls compares running a Star Wars role-playing game with doing theology, since both narrate an unseen world and invite participation.
Faith AND Obedience : Jason Ingalls argues that faith and obedience can be distinguished but never separated, and that abuse of a term does not bar its proper use.
Listening to the Mundane : Reading the story of Naaman and Elisha in the Daily Office, Jason Ingalls reflects on why we resist simple commands when we want a great thing to do.
That word... : Jason Ingalls, a Protestant, borrows Inigo Montoya's famous line while reading Richard Rohr and wondering what certain words really mean.
The Search to Belong: Rethinking Intimacy, Community, and Small Groups, by Joseph R. Myers : Jason Ingalls reviews Joseph R. Myers's book on belonging, which describes four spaces of connection and a formula for healthy community.
Following Christ 2008 : Jason Ingalls announces InterVarsity's Following Christ conference for graduate students and faculty, set for December 27 to 31, 2008.
Evangelism and Service: The Alpha Course : Jason Ingalls announces a Graduate Christian Fellowship partnership with an Alpha Course at St. George's Church in Nashville for curious colleagues.
InterVarsity Press "Box-o-Guilt" : Jason Ingalls jokes about the quarterly box of free InterVarsity Press books and lists the titles that arrived, including Gracism.
Book Note: Small Group Leadership as Spiritual Direction by Heather Webb : Jason Ingalls reviews Heather Webb's Small Group Leadership as Spiritual Direction and its story, text and prayer centered group models.
Sermon for July 1, 2007, "Follow Me" : Jason Ingalls shares the full text of a Luke 9 sermon on following Jesus, preached at a New Jersey church and built on a crowded concert story.
Sermon for June 24, 2007: "The Christ of God" : Jason Ingalls posts a sermon on Luke 9 preached in New Jersey, with notes on his preaching method and a commissioning of Stephen Ministers.
Clearing the way for a theology of relevance : Jason Ingalls follows up on reader comments about relevance, distinguishing objective from subjective relevance of the Gospel.
TableTalk (an experience in fine theology) : Jason Ingalls describes TableTalk, a summertime Graduate Christian Fellowship group built on Luther's Table Talk, with topics from Augustine to Chalcedon.
Christian "stuff" : Jason Ingalls looks back on growing up with Christian merchandise, from bookmarks to Prayer of Jabez branding, and turns to Deuteronomy 11.
Humility and the Appearance of Humility : Jason Ingalls compares two kinds of relativism, one humble and one only appearing humble, and argues that saying "true for me" shuts down conversation.
Shrek the Third : Jason Ingalls reviews Shrek the Third after a Graduate Christian Fellowship outing, praising the jokes and questioning its be yourself moral.
Wrapping up the semester : Jason Ingalls closes the semester with photos from the Graduate Christian Fellowship end of year party and a trip planned to see Shrek the Third.
Profile: Matthew McMahon : A Q&A profile of Matthew McMahon, a 2006 Vanderbilt physics graduate, on his family, education and how his faith met his academic calling.
Would you like to host a dessert? : Jason Ingalls invites readers to host a dessert for Graduate Christian Fellowship and explains the $38,400 still needed for the coming year.
An action-packed week : Jason Ingalls recaps a busy week with Graduate Christian Fellowship, from a fundraising dessert and prayer meeting to a lecture and a game night.
On Conspiracies : Jason Ingalls weighs a 9/11 conspiracy film against Popular Mechanics' rebuttal and asks what the Christian doctrine of sin says about conspiracies.
2007-2008 Program Budget : Jason Ingalls shares the 2007-2008 Graduate Christian Fellowship budget at Vanderbilt, organized by its Four Commitments, and invites readers to partner.
Graduate Christian Fellowship on Facebook : Jason Ingalls invites readers to join the new Graduate Christian Fellowship Facebook group to meet new people and receive invitations to GCF events.
The Fall into Prada : After a Graduate Christian Fellowship movie night, Jason Ingalls reflects on The Devil Wears Prada and the Bible's account of the Fall.
Mundelein! : Jason Ingalls writes from Mundelein, Illinois, where he is at a ministry staff conference, and shares what he has learned so far and a prayer request.
Can a divorcee get remarried? Divorce and Remarriage in the Church, by David Instone-Brewer : Jason Ingalls reviews David Instone-Brewer's Divorce and Remarriage in the Church, which argues for four biblical grounds for divorce.
Conversations with Barth on Preaching : Jason Ingalls points readers to his review of William Willimon's Conversations with Barth on Preaching at the Princeton Seminary Center for Barth Studies.
Student Profile: Chris Pino : Chris Pino, a Vanderbilt Ph.D. in biomedical engineering, answers questions on his life, education and faith in this Graduate Christian Fellowship profile.
Myth of a Christian Nation Review : Jason Ingalls announces that his full review of Gregory Boyd's Myth of a Christian Nation is now posted at the Princeton Theological Review website.
Simply Christian, by N. T. Wright : Jason Ingalls reviews N. T. Wright's Simply Christian and highlights Wright's three options for how God interacts with the world.
At Urbana '06! : Jason Ingalls and Monique arrive in St. Louis for InterVarsity's Urbana '06 student missions conference and ask for prayer for the delegates and staff.
Student Profile: Roger Jackson : A student profile of Roger Jackson, who describes his Michigan childhood, his family and the moves that shaped his early years.
Help in Prayer : Jason Ingalls shares a passage on prayer from N. T. Wright's Simply Christian that helps him explain what liturgy has meant in his spiritual life.
Christmas Party! : Jason Ingalls describes the GCF Christmas party and service of lessons and carols, and explains why Advent and the Christian calendar matter to him.
Aaron Simmons--Profile : The first in a series of profiles of people in Graduate Christian Fellowship at Vanderbilt, featuring Aaron Simmons on his upbringing, family and marriage.
Amazon Associate : Jason Ingalls explains that his blog now has Amazon Associates links in the Currently Reading pane, and how purchases through them support his ministry.
Friday Night Bowling : Jason Ingalls shares photos from a Friday night bowling outing with Graduate Christian Fellowship students, one of the group's social events.
Partnering with Local Churches : Jason Ingalls explains why InterVarsity supports the local church and how he is building partnerships with Nashville churches through a church book.
Doctors without Borders : Jason Ingalls and Monique visit the Doctors without Borders simulated refugee camp at Nashville's Centennial Park and describe what they learned.
Getting Things Done, by David Allen : Jason Ingalls reviews David Allen's Getting Things Done and walks through the five-step method he found helpful for managing his tasks.
Driving, Driving, Driving, Flying, and a Proposal : Jason Ingalls reports back from his InterVarsity fund-development road trip, with stops, presentations and visits with friends along the way.
Fund-Development Trip and Upcoming Attractions : Jason Ingalls previews a nine-day fund-development trip through Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas, with the tentative schedule and prayer requests.
Minigolfing is fun! : Jason Ingalls recounts the first GCF social event of the year, minigolfing, and why community is one of InterVarsity's Four Commitments.
Public Displays of Devotion : Jason Ingalls comments on a Jewish man escorted off a plane for praying and asks what society should treat as private and what as public.
"Tolerance" in the Classical Sense : Jason Ingalls reflects on the classical meaning of tolerance after hearing Eboo Patel on the Speaking of Faith podcast, and how evangelicals use the word.
Ministry Schedule : Jason Ingalls lays out the fall ministry schedule agreed with student leaders, with one large-group event a month from September through December.
The Myth of a Christian Nation, by Gregory Boyd : Jason Ingalls summarizes Gregory Boyd's The Myth of a Christian Nation, which argues that the quest for political power is harming the church.
A Long Obedience in the Same Direction, by Eugene Peterson : Jason Ingalls reviews Eugene Peterson's A Long Obedience in the Same Direction, a reflection on the Psalms of Ascent, and weighs Peterson's approach.
Proverbs for the Present : Jason Ingalls reflects on Proverbs 29 and how its sayings on justice, anger and pride echo the teaching of Jesus, especially in the Gospel of Luke.
The Fires of Heaven, by Robert Jordan : Jason Ingalls recommends Robert Jordan's The Fires of Heaven, the fifth Wheel of Time book, as gripping Tolkien-like storytelling for summer reading.
New Student Outreach 2006 : Jason Ingalls recounts New Student Outreach week, with a booth at graduate orientation, coffees with new students and a welcome picnic for about twenty.
Proverbs for the Present : Jason Ingalls shares his reflections on Proverbs 24, including the verses on rescuing those in peril and on not gloating when an enemy falls.
God's Beautiful 'Nevertheless' : Jason Ingalls answers a friend's question about Acts 5:13-14 and explains how God's beautiful nevertheless draws people into the church.

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