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April 2024

April 04, 2024

Is It Sin to Tell Women It’s Sin to Wear Yoga Pants?

Is it a sin to tell women that it's a sin to wear yoga pants?...

March 2024

March 30, 2024

Final Words: “Into Your Hands I Entrust My Spirit”

"Today, I will be continuing my Holy Week series on Jesus' Final Words. Today, we...

March 29, 2024

Final Words: “It is Finished”

Today, I will be continuing my Holy Week series on Jesus' Final Words. Today, we...

March 28, 2024

Final Words: “Why Have You Forsaken Me?”

Today, I will be continuing my Holy Week series on Jesus' Final Words. Today, we...

March 27, 2024

Final Words: “I am Thirsty”

The Humble Life: On the cross, Jesus' words, "I am thirsty" demonstrate his humilty and...

March 26, 2024

Final Words: “This is Your Son”

Final Words: "This is your son." Jesus, on the cross, shows us what the Gentle...

March 25, 2024

Final Words: “Today You Will be With Me in Paradise”

Jesus show us what mercy looks like in his Final Words: "Today you will be...

March 24, 2024

Final Words: Father Forgive Them

On the cross, Jesus shows us what forgiveness looks like. The theme at my church...

December 2023

December 14, 2023

What if the First Christmas was a Hallmark Movie?

What if the first Christmas, the story of the birth of Jesus, was pitched to...

December 12, 2023

Mary, Did You Know? An Investigation

In recent years, it has become habit for snarky, theobro types to get all sarcastic...

November 2023

November 21, 2023

Thanksgiving is Good for You!

Thanksgiving is good for you! There is an ongoing debate in my household between me...

November 17, 2023

What is Gentleness?

What is gentleness and why should I bother being gentle? An Illustration of Gentleness It...

November 14, 2023

What Can “The Marvels” Teach the Church About Spiritual Gifts?

What Can The Marvels teach the church about spiritual gifts? A lot, actually! This weekend, after I...

November 02, 2023

We Are People of Mercy. We Don’t Have Enemies.

Christians, we are people of mercy. We don't have enemies. I’m a huge nerd and...

October 2023

October 04, 2023

Delivering the Good News

When I was a kid, I loved newspapers. I enjoyed reading the news. I was...

September 2023

September 29, 2023

Does Good News need Bad News?

I’ve been writing about the Good News, what it is and what it does. So...

September 27, 2023

The Gospel: What Does the Good News Do?

Last time, I answered the question, “What is the Good News?” Today, I’d like to...

September 26, 2023

What is the Good News?

What is the Gospel? What is the Good News that this blog purports to be...

September 21, 2023

Deconstructing Deconstruction: Do Evangelicals Hate Women?

Do evangelicals hate women? I don’t think they do, but is evangelical teaching often harmful...

September 19, 2023

What is it Like Being a Pastor?

Normally, I would have already written two or three blog posts this week. I usually...

September 08, 2023

Youth Pastors are Real Pastors

Oh no! Is that the youth pastor heading up to the pulpit? You have worked...

September 04, 2023

The Other Lost Son

If you missed the first two installments of my reflections on the Parable of the...

September 03, 2023

What Does the Bible Say About the Poor?

Caring for the poor and hungry has always been an emphasis with Christianity and is...

August 2023

August 30, 2023

Deconstructing Deconstruction: What is an Evangelical, Anyway? Part 2

If you missed part one of "What is an Evangelical, Anyway?" I discussed the Modernist-Fundamentalist...

August 27, 2023

Homecoming: When God is The Home, You Can Always Go Home

When I close my eyes and think about home, certain things come to my mind....

August 24, 2023

Deconstructing Deconstruction: What’s An Evangelical, Anyway? Part 1

In order to define what an #exvangelical is, we must first define what an evangelical...

August 22, 2023

God’s Love: Lets us Go, but Doesn’t Let Us Go

Jesus was the greatest storyteller the world has ever known, and the parable traditionally known...

August 17, 2023

Emptied: How Does Humility Achieve Unity?

Many, many years ago there was a Jewish man living in Damascus in what was...

August 14, 2023

Deconstructing Deconstruction: Introduction

One of the major trends in Christianity right now is the idea of deconstruction. Now,...

August 10, 2023

Baseball Fandom, Religion, and Group Identity

What do basball fandom, religion, and group identity have to do with one another? Plenty!...

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