July 4, 2020. Historically I have written posts inspired by the fourth of July on the topic of freedom. But this year feels different. There is so much tension in our society right now and the two main causes of this tension are each have deep roots in the lack of freedom. The country that…
Category: Christianity
A Meditation on Communion
How the Lord’s Supper continues to speak in our time
That one time Israel basically destroyed a whole tribe because of injustice.
An uncomfortable story in the bible that uniquely speaks to us today. The book of Judges, especially the end of the book, contains several stories that are, well… very hard to read. They are stories of depravity, a fallen world and people “doing what is right in their own eyes.” They are stories from a…
New Year, New Creation Pt. 4: Common questions and final thoughts.
March 3, 2020. Welcome back to the New Year, New Creation series where we are exploring the biblical picture of the Christian hope and ultimate destiny. If you have missed part 1, part 2 or part 3 of this series, I encourage you to go back through and read them as they present the main…
New Year, New Creation Pt. 3: Resurrection
February 14, 2020. Welcome back to the New Year, New Creation series. Although this is not the final post I have planned, I do think this one is the most important in terms of theology as it is about the central tenet of the Christian faith. So, if you don’t read any other posts in…
New Year, New Creation Pt. 2: God cares about creation.
January 26, 2020 Welcome back to the New Year, New Creation series where we are exploring the biblical picture of the age to come. If you missed part 1 of the series, click here! Today we are going to set a little more of the Old Testament (and New) context for the relationship God has…
New Year, New Creation Pt. 1: God, humanity, and the good creation.
January 21, 2020. Happy (a little late) New Year, everyone! I wanted to take some time to explore a topic that has been near to my heart for the past few years, and I thought there was no time like the new year to talk about new creation! Though we will get into some significant…
Freedom in Christ.
July 4, 2019. “For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.” Galatians 5:1 July 4th is a day that we as Americans typically hold in high regard as we reflect on who we are as a nation and the quintessential American value of…
Reclaiming Christmas.
December 25, 2017. I started to begin this post with several criticisms that people often levy at the celebration of Christmas, but I decided that this organization detracted from the point that I would like to make in this post. Throughout my life in the tradition I grew up in I have been taught time…
The Divine Love, Pt. 5: The Way of Love.
December 16, 2017. This is a continuation of The Divine Love series. For a full-text PDF, click here! What is our purpose? But what does this all say about the meaning of life? Does this give purpose to who we are? Much in every way. Though the love of Jesus we are given the opportunity…
The Divine Love, Pt. 4: Justice.
December 15, 2017. This is a continuation of The Divine Love series. For a full-text PDF, click here! What about justice? I think we must go on, however, with this understanding and framework to address what all this means for us, if anything. Sure, it is good to develop theology and to think well about…
The Divine Love, Pt. 3: God’s Answer to Evil.
December 14, 2017. This is a continuation of The Divine Love series. For a full-text PDF, click here! To begin with Part 1, click here. So, why hasn’t God done anything about evil? Now I believe we are in a good position to address this question. The question often comes as an indictment against God rather…
Twenty Eight Eighteen 