**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
I was recently asked by Amy Buckley to contribute a piece to her series of satire pieces examining the absurdity … Continue reading Are You Man Enough? (Guest post for Amy R. Buckley)
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
On July 28, 2016, Wayne Grudem declared his unequivocal support for Donald Trump. In doing so, he argued that anyone … Continue reading The Ego and the Evangelical
What does a person say when the entire world seems consumed by hate? To be honest, I don’t know. I … Continue reading The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (7/16/16)
In July, 2012, Saeed Abedini, a pastor and missionary living in the United States, was visiting his family in Tehran, … Continue reading The Abused and the Persecuted
Emerson Eggerichs’ book Love and Respect is, in my opinion, a dangerous and damaging book.[1] In essence, the entire premise … Continue reading Love, Respect, and Consent
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
If you follow my blog, it is quite likely you are already familiar with Kevin DeYoung’s recent article, “Our Pro-Woman, … Continue reading Rhetorical Questions: Kevin DeYoung
Far from affirming patriarchy, in 1 Corinthians 11 Paul is condemning the notion of pater familias; forbidding it while creating an equivocation between such belief and being disposed toward disunity. Continue reading Paul and Patriarchy
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