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July 2014

July 08, 2014

Dragged into Healing at Wild Goose

Last week I was given the opportunity to share my experience, strength, and hope at...

November 2013

November 26, 2013

The “War on Christmas” is Sinful

The entire "War on Christmas" debate is exactly the opposite of what it should be....

November 08, 2013

Why the Pope Bothers Me

I hear accolades of wonder and amazement every time we see the pope reaching out...

November 07, 2013

Peace, Bombs, and Discrimination Don’t Mix

Sarah Moon is offering a series of posts on pacifism that dispel some myths about...

November 06, 2013

Being Great is Miserable

The chances of changing the world are slim. If you want to try, go for...

November 06, 2013

The Jesus Problem

Scot McKnight is reading through N.T. Wright's massive book, Paul and the Faithfulness of God....

November 04, 2013

Starting Over

I have neglected this blog for too long. I spent a hiatus finishing my Ph.D....

March 2013

March 01, 2013

The “When” of Atonement

It looks like Atonement is entering the orbit of the blogosphere again. Here is another...

January 2013

January 14, 2013

Parenting Without Passion

One of the principles of prayer is to recognize thoughts, emotions, and ideas to which...

January 14, 2013

Long Time No Post!

I have been on a hiatus because I have been competing a dissertation over the...

July 2012

July 06, 2012

I Don’t Need Anything I Think I Do

Dispassion is a little like what Buddhists call "non-attachment." The Church Fathers talk about dispassion...

July 01, 2012

Orthodox: Before Hipster Was “Hip”

I always find the word "hipster" fascinating. As a derivative of "hippie" which referred to...

June 2012

June 26, 2012

Instagram Idolatry and the “New” Church

In the film Blade Runner the anti-hero Deckard, whose job it is to "retire" or...

June 25, 2012

What is the Deal with the Old Testament?

The first bible I bought in the Orthodox Tradition confused me. The problem wasn't with...

June 23, 2012

Does God Tolerate Us?

I was again reading through a chapter called "Illnesses of the Heart" from the book...

June 22, 2012

Did Jesus Die for Wrath or Sin?

Scot McKnight continues the Atonement discussion at Jesus Creed: If the acted upon is sin,...

June 21, 2012

How Reformed “Catholicity” is Wrong

There has been a recent discussion on what we mean by the term "catholicity" especially...

June 19, 2012

Orthodoxy is Experience

For another great read on a key difference between Orthodox thinking and theology, do read...

June 19, 2012

Removing My Spiritual Tattoo

Kathy Escobar has a thought-provoking post today. In it she writes: it’s easier to default...

June 15, 2012

Does Communion Build Up or Tear Down Love?

There is an interesting conversation regarding the Eucharist over at Homebrewed Christianity. From Dan Hauge:...

June 13, 2012

Sin the Chronic Illness

I know something about chronic illness in 2007 I contracted Lyme disease with a co-infection...

June 07, 2012

There is No Place God is Not

I read a beautiful quote this morning: God is everywhere. There is no place God...

June 06, 2012

Refusing the Gangster God: Why I’m Orthodox

Why did I choose to become Orthodox? This is a question with a potentially long...

June 05, 2012

Complementary But Equal: Women in Orthodoxy

I don't understand the full teaching of how Orthodoxy understands the role of women in...

June 05, 2012

If This is Orthodoxy, What is Heterodoxy?

As a Reformed (Presbyterian) Evangelical I understood that heterodoxy was anything that fell out of...

June 04, 2012

Entering Orthodoxy

Yesterday I was sealed with the Holy Spirit and became an Orthodox Christian. What does...

June 02, 2012

Leaving Protestantism

Today is my last official day of being Protestant. Last week there was a sadness...

June 01, 2012

From Doubt to Mystery

For about a decade I understood that doubt and faith go together. That is to...

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