**Content warning: this post contains discussions of sexual violence** Most people who have grown up in the church are familiar … Continue reading The Sword and the Stoning: Toward a Liberative Reading of John 8
Anyone who follows me on Twitter or Facebook is by now familiar with my saying: Everyone is polite and rational … Continue reading Confessions: Anti-LGBT Rhetoric and the Dynamics of Abuse in Evangelical Christianity
Recently, Ed Stetzer tweeted the following: My initial reaction to this tweet was a mixture of emotions, but it all … Continue reading After Evangelicalism
Before I begin today’s post, I want to take a moment to wish all my US based readers a Happy … Continue reading The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (7/1/16)
On April 21, 2016, the provost and executive vice president of Westminster Theological Seminary, Jeffrey K. Jue, wrote of his … Continue reading 5 Reasons Not to Support New Calvinism
For me, the story of the Flood found in Genesis 6-9 is one of the most challenging and perplexing in all of Scripture. It challenges our preconceptions, defies our often simplistic hermeneutics, and undermines attempts to formulate propositional, systematized theological statements. While this story is often relegated to Sunday School, I suggest we put aside our pictures of fuzzy, smiling animals on a houseboat and take up the task of engaging God through the story he inspired. Continue reading Flood
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