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May 2023

May 29, 2023

Is God a moral monster? The book of Revelation and wrath #2

In my last post, “Is God a moral monster?”, I asked the question: “How come...

March 2023

March 13, 2023

What if we got it all wrong? Deconstructing and Reconstructing: Worldview #7

My wife and I finally sat down to watch The Chosen. The Chosen is a...

March 06, 2023

He Gets Us? Yes, he does, but is the campaign the solution?

Likely by now, you have seen the marketing campaign known as “He Gets Us.”...

October 2022

October 10, 2022

Why I celebrate Indigenous Peoples Day and not Columbus Day

‘YOU CANNOT DISCOVER lands already inhabited.’[1] This is the opening line in Mark Charles and...

September 2022

September 26, 2022

Was Queen Elizabeth II a Christian? Why I don’t like the question

Over the last number of posts, I have been discussing what I believe is a...

August 2022

August 09, 2022

If you were a Palestinian, what would you do? The story of Daoud Nassar and Daher’s Vineyard

In my last post, I concluded by saying that “If we tell their stories, maybe...

July 2022

July 19, 2022

Those in power love the status quo: even if that means the continued suffering of the Palestinians. Why the status quo in Israel-Palestine ain’t status quo: #5

Power and peace There is no question that the President of the US and...

July 05, 2022

What do evangelicals believe?

So, you want to know what an evangelical is. Of course, when most people think...

June 2022

June 21, 2022

My experience in the West Bank: Why I’ll never be the same: Why the status quo in Israel-Palestine ain’t status quo: Part #4

In the summer of 2011, I traveled alone through the West Bank. It was arranged...

June 14, 2022

2 Reasons why our strategy for engaging evangelicals on Israel-Palestine failed: Why the Status Quo in Israel-Palestine ain’t status quo #3

When I first became aware of what was transpiring in Israel and Palestine, and...

May 2022

May 31, 2022

The status quo isn’t good when one person has their feet on the head of the other: Why the status quo in Israel-Palestine ain’t status quo: #1

I was sitting in a sandwich shop in Bethlehem talking to three Palestinian young men...

May 24, 2022

The way we do church: #4 Pastors and the prophetic voice

I began this series by asking, “where are all the prophetic voices?” I will grant...

May 17, 2022

The way we do church #3: A way forward?

“There’s nothing like the written Word of God for showing you the way to salvation...

May 10, 2022

The way we do church: #2 Fellowship

“They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking...

May 02, 2022

The way we do church: #1 The Sermon

Stanley Hauerwas, in his work, A Community of Character, observes, “We rejoice in the difference...

April 2022

April 12, 2022

The Bible and its Interpretation: biblicism and evangelicalism #5

My opening presentation in my course on biblical interpretation always includes examples of interpretations which...

March 2022

March 29, 2022

Biblicism: the Bible and Evangelicalism #3

When I was a child, my mom began attending a ministry for single adults. I...

March 08, 2022

Evangelicals and the Bible gone bad: what to do? Bible and Evangelicalism #2

Many have experienced those who thump their Bibles as justification for why they are right...

February 2022

February 01, 2022

The Bible is our only guide? Really? The Bible and evangelicalism #1

In my last post, I noted that evangelicalism is a diverse movement that spans a...

January 2022

January 25, 2022

Evangelicalism: Where have all the young people gone?

NB: apologies for those who read this blog regularly. This post is essentially the same...

January 18, 2022

Evangelicalism #1: why are so many young people leaving the church and even their faith?

Evangelical Christianity dominated much of the American Church over the last 50+ years. Statistics vary...

January 11, 2022

What is the Church?

In my last post, I asked why can’t we just leave the church? I noted...

January 04, 2022

Church: Can’t I just Leave?

Some of you hate the church. Some of you love the church and believe that...

December 2021

December 18, 2021

What if we got it all wrong! Deconstruction, Jesus, & Church

I recently had lunch with the President (who is a good friend) and some of...

December 07, 2021

We have met the enemy and he is us! Thoughts on the state of the western evangelical church

“We have met the enemy, and he is us.”[1] It was 739 BC when...

November 2021

November 30, 2021

You shall know the truth and the truth shall set you free: part 1; The Bible, injustice, and race#18; Justice#42

The Old Testament is full of stories of less than perfect people. Daniel, however, is...

November 23, 2021

Remembering our history: The Bible, injustice, and race#17; Justice#41

Spanish philosopher George Santayana famously said, “those who do not remember the past are condemned...

October 2021

October 19, 2021

Where are all the prophetic voices? Part 2 of 2

If we can read Paul, Isaiah, and Jeremiah and not be challenged by their words,...

October 12, 2021

Where are all the prophetic voices? part 1 of 2

Let me begin by noting that the Church is a marvelous thing. The Church has...