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July 2021

July 12, 2021

Racism: What is the problem? The Bible, injustice, and race#2; Justice#27.

“Racism does not exist because I am not a racist.” We have all heard it....

July 05, 2021

Gender and Justice: Women-Injustice#14; Justice#25

"Church is not the place for me." This is what many non-churched persons think after...

June 2021

June 28, 2021

Misogyny and the Bible: Does the NT teach that women must be silent in the church? An examination of 1 Cor 14:34-35: Women-Injustice#13; Justice#24

Christians and the Bible are misogynistic: so the claim goes. And the proof is found...

June 24, 2021

Does the NT teach the subordination of women? An examination of 1 Cor 11:2-16 (part 3): Women-Injustice#12; Justice#23

There is no question that 1 Cor 11:2-16 appears to teach that women are...

June 22, 2021

Does the NT teach the subordination of women? An examination of 1 Cor 11:2-16 (part 2): Women-Injustice#11; Justice#22

There is no question that 1 Cor 11:2-16 appears to teach that women are subordinate...

June 17, 2021

Does the NT teach the subordination of women? An examination of 1 Cor 11:2-16 (part 1): Women-Injustice#10; Justice#21

1 Corinthians 11:2-16 and 14:34-35 are two passages cited by those who affirm male headship...

June 15, 2021

Does the NT teach the subordination of women? An examination of 1 Cor 11:2-16 (part 1): Women-Injustice#10; Justice#21

1 Corinthians 11:2-16 and 14:34-35 are two of the more common passages cited by those...

June 11, 2021

Does the NT teach the subordination of women? An examination of 1 Pet 3:1-6, 7; Women-Injustice#9; Justice#20

Over the last several posts I have argued that the NT elevates the role of...

June 09, 2021

Male headship in the church today can often be nothing more than an unbiblical system of Apartheid: Women-Injustice#8; Justice#19

“The world that human beings create is indeed “man-made.” The system that human beings construct...

June 04, 2021

The prominence of Women in the New Testament: Women-Injustice#7; Justice#18

I have been arguing that in the New Creation male and female are equal in...

June 02, 2021

Aiming towards a biblical theology of gender: Women-Injustice#6; Justice#17

Genesis 3 in the New Creation I argued in the last post on women and...

May 2021

May 26, 2021

The bombing has ended: now what? The struggle in Gaza and the West Bank continues

Well, the bombing has ended and the media has turned its focus away from...

May 26, 2021

The bombing has ended: now what? The struggle in Gaza and the West Bank continues

Well, the bombing has ended and the media has turned its focus away from the...

May 18, 2021

Understanding the events on the ground between the Israelis and the Palestinians and what we should do about it.

Our hearts break today because peace remains absent in the Middle East. While the powers...

May 12, 2021

Does Genesis teach the subordination of women? (Gen 2:18-25; 3:16) Women-Injustice#5; Justice#16

There is little question that in the account of the creation of humanity in Gen...

May 05, 2021

Does the Bible teach that women are to be subordinate to men? Women-Injustice#4; Justice#15

In the last several posts I have argued that discrimination towards women may well constitute...

April 2021

April 21, 2021

Relieved and Grieved: My reflections on the Derek Chauvin verdict

I am relieved and I am grieved. I am relieved that a semblance of justice...

April 21, 2021

Relieved and Grieved: My reflections on the Derek Chauvin verdict

I am relieved and I am grieved. I am relieved that a semblance of justice...

April 20, 2021

Women, Injustice, and the Bible: Women-injustice#3; Justice#14

In my first two posts on women and injustice (“women, injustice, and the Bible #1”...

April 14, 2021

Is it okay to hate white people?

Psalm 139 is one of the more famous Psalms of David. In it we find...

April 06, 2021

Women, Injustice, and the Bible: Women-Injustice#2; Justice#13

A few weeks ago, I was preaching on the Bible, women, and injustice. As I...

March 2021

March 30, 2021

Women, Injustice, and the Bible: Women-Injustice#1; Justice#12

I suspect that most everyone would agree that women face unfair treatment on a global...

March 16, 2021

Following Jesus no matter the cost? A look at the Parable of the Sower. Justice #11

Are you willing to follow Christ even if it means ______________? Hopefully, we would...

March 10, 2021

Why our failure to understand our own context impedes our ability to do Justice: Justice#10

In the last few posts, we have been noting that any attempt to apply the...

March 03, 2021

Rome and Empire: What does the Bible say about empire? Justice#9

Many efforts to discuss justice and the church fail to account for the biblical view...

February 2021

February 25, 2021

Doing justice today: what does it look like? Understanding Empire: Justice#8

My wife and I have always enjoyed the Sherlock Holmes movies. We recently decided to...

February 16, 2021

Abuse in the Church. Why leaders fall.

We have recently learned that the accusations of sexual misconduct against the deceased, iconic apologist...

February 03, 2021

Does God call us? The Bible and Justice: Justice#7

Have you ever been reading the Bible or contemplating it and suddenly a light bulb...

January 2021

January 26, 2021

The Poor you will always have: Justice#6

“For you always have the poor with you, but you do not always have Me”...

January 20, 2021

Challenging the Church to be the Church

Today, the US will inaugurate its next president. For some, this day marks the end...