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June 2026

June 17, 2026

Truth-Rooted Ecumenical Dialogue

In his encyclical, Ut Unum Sint, Pope John Paul II writes that the unity to...

January 2026

January 26, 2026

Christ in the Second Psalm

The inhabitants of Jerusalem cried out, “Crucify Him!” Pilate, the governor of Judea, declared himself...

June 2025

June 27, 2025

Why Ecumenical Dialogue Should Be Done in Person

“You preach a different gospel.” “Is that so? Well, your group of Christians isn’t a...

January 2025

January 31, 2025

The Church and Noah’s Ark Pt. 2

In my previous article, I made the assertion that those who reside outside the borders...

October 2024

October 31, 2024

Carried Across the Lake of Fire: The Church and Noah’s Ark

The worst fate that you could possibly conceive of isn’t found solely along the fringes...

July 2024

July 31, 2024

Archetypal Abraham: The Binding of Isaac and Christians

While we clearly see the life and passive obedience of Christ foreshadowed in the story...

May 2024

May 16, 2024

The Significance of Baptists in Dialogue

Is it possible for someone to facilitate ecumenical dialogue without involving the participation of more...

January 2024

January 31, 2024

When Man Becomes Beast

In a previous article, I once examined a particularly horrifying prophecy that was proclaimed by...

November 2023

November 30, 2023

Inner Agony: The Binding of Isaac and Gethsemane

Can you imagine a more unsettling command? That one would be directed, by God, to...

October 2023

October 26, 2023

Reflections on The Church in Dialogue Pt. 3

I believe that after ten events and three years, The Church in Dialogue has already...

August 2023

August 31, 2023

A Tale of Two He-Goats Pt. 2

In “A Tale of Two He-Goats Pt. 1,” I provided the beginning of a homily...

August 17, 2023

A Tale of Two He-Goats Pt. 1

What on earth do the temple sacrifices of Ancient Israel have to do with the...

July 2023

July 24, 2023

Fathers Shall Eat Their Sons

A severe and startling promise was once made to the covenant people of Israel. Should...

June 2023

June 30, 2023

Comparative Interpretation: Ezekiel and Revelation

A few months ago I was fortuitously tasked with giving a brief lecture on some...

June 03, 2023

Is the Body of Christ United?

All who dip their toes into the world of ecumenical thought should immediately recognize the...

February 2023

February 02, 2023

Lost in Translations Pt. 2: Jewish and Christian Exegesis

In my last post, I argued for the study of the Scriptures in their original...

December 2022

December 20, 2022

Lost in Translations: Biblical Languages and Extra-Literal Exegesis

What do you believe is enclosed within the words of the Holy Bible? Is a...

November 2022

November 11, 2022

Reflections on TCID: Protestant-Orthodox Dialogue

For those among my readership who consider themselves Christians of any ilk, please take a...

October 2022

October 18, 2022

How Could Humanity Fall? Pt. 2

Before we dive back into the difficulties which surround the doctrine of the Fall of...

September 2022

September 30, 2022

How the Early Church Handled Leviticus

In the first chapter of the book of Leviticus, displayed vibrantly are the statutes which...

September 13, 2022

How Could Humanity Fall? Pt. 1

Imagine for a moment that you are sitting at the roomy end of an upscale...

August 2022

August 24, 2022

The Rationality of Animal Sacrifice According to Maimonides

In the Guide for the Perplexed, Moses Maimonides, the most lauded of all Medieval Jewish...

August 17, 2022

The Purpose of Animal Sacrifice According to Theodoret

The ancient theologian and once bishop of Cyrus, Theodoret, begins his series of questions on...

August 08, 2022

Gleanings in Origen’s Homilies on Leviticus

“In the Last Days, the Word of God, which was clothed with the flesh of...

July 2022

July 26, 2022

Reflections on The Church in Dialogue Pt. 1

On this day, the faithful who live in Christ dwell by the river Chebar. They...

July 12, 2022

Dread Moses: The Prophet and Rastafari

On the third reverb and incense soaked track arising from The Congos’ revolutionary 1977 recording,...

June 2022

June 30, 2022

A Most Holy Herb: The Rastafari and Marijuana

Nearly all have seen the images, those of the late Jamaican icon, Bob Marley, smoking...

June 20, 2022

Beyond the Amazon: Santo Daime and Ayahuasca

For some who seek to tear the veil between material reality and what lies beyond,...

June 03, 2022

The Prophet As Mirror: Moses in the Baháʼí Faith

In my preceding post, I examined the role of the prophet Moses within the doctrine...

May 2022

May 27, 2022

A Prophet Among Saints: Moses in the LDS Scriptures

How many of those among us are capable of conjuring up a mental image...