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Steve Ignell

Seven Deadly Sins of the White Evangelical Church

We tried out a new section this year in our annual Christmas letter by providing a brief description of the notable books for the year…

22 min readFeb 15, 2024

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Steve Ignell

The Remarkable Words of Jonathan Edwards : The Call and Challenge of Re-Presenting Jesus

“ It is not merely a commendable thing for a man to be kind and bountiful to the poor, but our bounden duty, as much a duty as it is to…

9 min readFeb 24, 2023

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The Remarkable Words of Jonathan Edwards : The Call and Challenge of Re-Presenting Jesus

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Steve Ignell

The B-I-B-L-E: Can That Be the Book For “We”?

As a young boy, my friend Tommy and I would hold a weekly competition for church voice supremacy. Now this wasn’t a formal contest…

11 min readFeb 11, 2023

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The B-I-B-L-E: Can That Be the Book For “We”?

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Steve Ignell

Six Graphs and Six New Year Reflections : The Call and Challenge of Re-Presenting Jesus

Graph 1 — The two main political parties in America exhibit near equal distain for each other. Extreme partisanship amplifies this…

5 min readJan 12, 2023

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Six Graphs and Six New Year Reflections : The Call and Challenge of Re-Presenting Jesus

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Steve Ignell

On George Washington’s “First Essential in a Man”

After 57 years of living in Juneau with its limited road system, Tammy and I still enjoy driving, putting over 35K total miles a year on…

10 min readDec 30, 2022

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On George Washington’s “First Essential in a Man”

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Steve Ignell

“Truly He Taught Us to Love One Another”

The British geneticist and evolutionary biologist Haldane once famously said: “I would gladly lay down my life for two brothers or eight…

9 min readDec 23, 2022

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“Truly He Taught Us to Love One Another”

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Steve Ignell

The Indispensable Imperative of Virtue

“Most people say that it is the intellect which makes a great scientist. They are wrong: it is character” — Albert Einstein

7 min readDec 20, 2021

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Steve Ignell

Are Our Beliefs Warranted?

Ten years ago, we pulled up stakes and moved to the “lower 48.” It was hard leaving Alaska but easy to live in Seattle as we were closer to…

8 min readDec 14, 2021

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Steve Ignell

Of Scouts and Soldiers

The late Richard Feynman, one of the great scientists of the 20th century and a notable influence in my physics education, once said “The…

5 min readDec 12, 2021

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Of Scouts and Soldiers

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Steve Ignell

Of Immigration and Refugees

After 57 years in Alaska, we pulled up stakes in 2012 and moved to the “lower 48.” It was hard leaving Juneau but easy to live in Seattle…

9 min readApr 7, 2021

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Of Immigration and Refugees

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Steve Ignell

Steve Ignell

Alaskan, husband/father, scientist, hiker, fly fisher, Christ-follower, book author in infinite draft do loops, blogger at http://missingthemark.net. Nerd.

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