Daily Archives: August 23, 2025

White Paper: The Additional Layers of Meaning in Institution-Wide Messaging: Communicative Dynamics of Unified Sermons and Distributed Messages

Introduction When an institution chooses to deliver a single, coordinated message across all its branches or congregations, it is doing far more than conveying content. Such an act carries with it multiple communicative layers: theological, organizational, cultural, and symbolic. In … Continue reading

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White Paper: On the Duty to Explain One’s Faith and the Limits of Answering Critics

Introduction Christians are often confronted with accusations against their beliefs, practices, or character. Some accusers may cite 1 Peter 3:15–16, where believers are urged to “be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason … Continue reading

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