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March 2024

March 14, 2024

The Rich Man and Lazarus – Parable or Story?

In recent weeks, the Rich Man and Lazarus has become something of a ‘capture the...

December 2023

December 13, 2023

Father Forgive Them – They Know Not What They Do

What do you understand of Jesus’ plea to the Father, during his crucifixion? Was it...

July 2023

July 16, 2023

Inerrancy Enforces the Repression of Women

I recently posted an article on full, unconditional inclusion of the LGBTQ+ community in...

July 08, 2023

The Idolatrous Doctrine of Inerrancy

Digging into the doctrine of inerrancy has been an eye-opener over the past couple of...

April 2023

April 10, 2023

Did Not Our Hearts Burn Within Us?

I love the account of the conversation between Jesus and two disciples on the road...

August 2022

August 09, 2022

The River of Life

Heaven and Earth are connected, and that connection is the Holy Spirit flowing from paradise...

June 2022

June 28, 2022

Progressive or Evangelical?

Over the past year or so I’ve been writing for Patheos, several people have told...

May 2022

May 31, 2022

What does the Bible say about abortion?

I generally avoid this topic, especially since the SCOTUS leak about the overturning of Roe...

April 2022

April 23, 2022

Is God in Control?

I often hear it said that ‘God is in control’ as a kind of self-soothing...

April 06, 2022

The Choices That Steer Your Life

Someone I respect once said: ‘If you want to know which direction your life...

January 2022

January 25, 2022

Why I’m (Almost) a Universalist

Universalism is often cast aside without consideration in the Evangelical movement, rejected as heretical...

December 2021

December 21, 2021

The Fear of the Lord is the Beginning of Wisdom

This much-quoted Biblical phrase, from Proverbs 9:10, is often stated to imply that the fear...

December 14, 2021

Understanding Progressive Christianity, Part 4 – The Cross

In the church of my youth, there was only one way of viewing what happened...

December 10, 2021

Understanding Progressive Christianity, Part 3 – Holding Fast to Jesus

In the first part of this series, I argued that de/reconstruction is a necessary reaction...

December 02, 2021

Understanding Progressive Christianity, Part 1 – The Necessity of Deconstruction

Many of my posts challenge the assumptions of Evangelicalism, but in this series, I’ll be...