What Happens When We Can't Agree on Reality?
Most people believe two foundational things. One, that there is such a thing as Reality. And Two, that we can know things about that Reality.
Social Media Etiquette for A Death
1. If you're not the first obvious person to post about it, don't become the first person to post about it.
Theological Education
Master of Divinity Credit Hours
A small soapbox. Ahem. Here's a small sampling of the number of credit hours required for some professional degrees. Masters in Culinary Arts
A sort of prison
To see the world solely from our own perspective, our own experience is a sort of prison. It's not that our experience is
Table Church
What to do while you wait
After the resurrection, Jesus hung out with his disciples for 40 days, teaching them about the Kingdom of God, eating meals with them, and generally
Is it Biblical to "hide in your home" during a pandemic?
Someone basically asked how it's "biblical" for churches to "hide in their homes" during the pandemic. Here's
Bible & Theology
Unity
1. Unity. An appeal to unity can only be taken in good-faith if will also be applied to things you disagree with as well. So
how to read the bible
Elijah and the 450 Prophets
Someone recently asked me: I’m confused by Elijah killing 450 prophets...that just seems so cruel and excessive. Like, if someone told me that
Capital Punishment
Capital Punishment Is Antithetical to the Gospel (Part 2, Jesus’ Example)
A Christian who calls for capital punishment is like someone picking up a stone and declaring, “I’m without sin; let me do it.”
Capital Punishment
Capital Punishment Is Antithetical to the Gospel of Jesus
You cannot simultaneously believe that God is the God of redemption, forgiveness, and transformation and believe that the best response to certain kinds of crime
Prayer
A Prayer for All the Pain That Goes Unnoticed
God, let's be honest—this year is off the rails. We hardly need remind You. But, Christ, there's so much pain.
How you can serve and love them?
The ingenious, radical thing about Jesus' teaching is that at the moment we discover someone to be our enemy, we have simultaneously found someone