"You will know the truth, and the truth will make you free." — John 8:32 The Great Protestant Irony There's a particular irony baked into Protestant history we need to talk about. The Reformation kicked off with this revolutionary idea: we're saved by grace
Writings
Ten Easy Steps
Is growing to and maintaining a larger size of church simply more likely to require relying more on coercion, authoritarianism, and control?
"The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly." — John 10:10 In 2018, my brother died in a car accident. I had performed his wedding just two years before. And much of his church'
Yes, Another Podcast. But Hear Us Out. Look, we know. Another podcast? Especially another one with a white guy? The world definitely doesn't need more of those. But here's the thing: it's a white man (that's me) and a queer, Black, non-gender
The truth matters more than approval, and justice matters more than comfort
In the style of Revelation
"Very truly, I tell you, the Son can do nothing on his own but only what he sees the Father doing, for whatever the Father does, the Son does likewise." —John 5:19 When Children See More Clearly My daughter Audrey was maybe five when we read a