I recently wrote an argument on violent language among believers and how this language can produce actual violence. This week, in my church history class, I’ve been bombarded by account after account of violence among believers in the Reformation. Here… Read More »Violent Language and Violence Among Believers
In the mornings when you first get to work, you inevitably trade those usual questions and answers. Co-worker: “How are you this morning?”You: “Doing well. And you?”Co-worker: “Same old, same old.” And do you know that feeling when someone breaks… Read More »How Are You Doing? really.
Hello my friends! It is time again for a ministry update! First, let’s talk class handouts. All of my handouts are available for Galatians, Parables, and Malachi on their respective pages. I also recently started teaching a class on Hebrews,… Read More »Handouts, Sermons, and a Ministry Update
Over the past few days, I’ve been reflecting on my trip to Winterfest in Gatlinburg. This is my second time attending, and it is my first time being able to stay for the whole weekend. If you want to read… Read More »In the Beginning was Relationship
“He rejected the Realists’ answer of force because it was clumsy and external. Force regulated by law can set limits to peoples’ dealings, but it is too crude to inspire their day-to-day, face-to-face exchanges. With regard to the family, for… Read More »Confucius, Punishment, and Perfect Love
“He findeth not who seeks his own. The soul is lost that’s saved alone.” – John Greenleaf Whittier Why do we seek the kingdom without also seeking God’s righteousness or justice? That is, are the benefits of the kingdom only for one’s… Read More »Not Saved Alone – Work Out Your Own Salvation
By now, most of us have had COVID. If we haven’t had it ourselves, we may know someone who has. We also probably know someone who passed away with COVID, so we are all familiar with the side effects of… Read More »Church Division: A Side Effect of COVID
Despite Paul’s insistence that our faith is modeled after Abraham, when he compares baptism to circumcision, we automatically adopt the attitude of the Pharisees: “Unless you are circumcised according to the custom of Moses, you cannot be saved” (Acts 15:1).… Read More »Baptism, Abraham, and Salvation
Here’s another listener-requested episode! What are the marks of a true church? We are all familiar with language like “sound church” or “faithful congregation.” In our heritage, these terms are usually applied to churches who teach the “correct” things or… Read More »Marks of a True Church
Reality is steeped in ineluctable mystery; we are born in mystery, we live in mystery, and we die in mystery. Here again we must rescue our world from time’s debasement, for “mystery” has come to be associated with murder mysteries,… Read More »The Immeasurable Depth of the Mystery of God