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May 2024

May 13, 2024

Missiology and Archaeology

The intersection of missiology, ecclesiology, and archaeology holds the potential for a promising field of...

February 2024

February 29, 2024

Who were the New Testament Deacons?

When we do theology in community, we mitigate these biases. Yet a community bias might...

February 19, 2024

Thomas Jefferson’s White America

If I had a minor in my doctoral work it was historical theology. I'm particularly...

December 2023

December 20, 2023

The Jesus of Christmas Present

Much will be said this Christmas about whether or not there was an actual inn...

December 13, 2023

12 Days, 12 Quotes

Old Testament Prophecies about the Birth of the Eternal Christ A voice cries: “In the...

December 06, 2023

The Story of Saint Nicholas

You might think that there is as much myth surrounding St. Nicholas as the jolly...

October 2023

October 27, 2023

Christians and the Israeli Nation-State

Several years ago, I was invited to address a group of seminary and university students...

August 2023

August 30, 2023

Would Jesus Plant a Church?

Don’t you like dealing in hypotheticals? Those sometimes frustrating “what if” questions? Not too long...

July 2023

July 29, 2023

Disciples Multiply

I occasionally wonder if we make discipleship too complicated. The systems we create exhibit a...

July 26, 2023

Disciples Suffer

The story of Christianity, in many ways, is a story about suffering. But this is...

July 19, 2023

Disciples Learn

Formal theological education often receives criticism for being so intellectually minded that it is of...

July 13, 2023

Disciples are Respectful

While visiting a country in South Asia some years ago, a church planter and friend...

July 10, 2023

Disciples Pray

I learned early on in my Christian life that the shortest verse in the Bible...

July 05, 2023

The Procrustean Church and Pastor

Procrustes, the maniacal son of Poseidon, violently forced strangers to lie in an iron bed....

July 02, 2023

Disciples are Godly

I was a relatively young and immature Christian when I attended the university. And, like...

June 2023

June 28, 2023

Disciples Witness

Justin Martyr’s testimony about coming to Christ must be one of my favorite stories of...

June 25, 2023

Disciples Unite on Mission

I don't know exactly why we do this. Perhaps its pride, ego, narcissism—that seems to...

June 22, 2023

Disciples Prepare

When the kids were growing up, one of our favorite winter activities included pond hockey....

June 17, 2023

What Has Pastor to Do with Celebrity?

One of the hot button topics of contemporary evangelical Christianity deals with the nature of...

June 11, 2023

Disciples Encounter People

I grew up in a context familiar with the Ku Klux Klan. My first vivid...

June 05, 2023

Disciples Know God’s Will

"What is God's will?" I posed the question to Christopher as we were driving. His...

June 02, 2023

What is a Disciple?

Some years ago, I sat in the office of a pastor discussing discipleship. His perspective...

May 2023

May 28, 2023

Changing the Tracks of History

The first Pentecost must have been an amazing experience. Before Jesus ascended to His Father,...

May 24, 2023

How Much More Can We Take?

One year ago, a gunman killed 19 children and 2 educators while 25 law enforcement...

May 22, 2023