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October 2017

October 30, 2017

What Are Polyamorous Christians to Make of Karl Barth? (Guest Post)

Karl Barth’s relationship with Charlotte von Kirschbaum has created quite a stir. What might polyamory...

October 05, 2017

5 Reasons for Writing about Polyamorous Families (Guest Post by Mark Kille)

Mark Kille, who has been blogging about polyamory and Christianity since 2014, shares the importance...

October 02, 2017

Is God Polyamorous?

Is God monogamous or polyamorous? To answer this question, let’s examine the Trinity, God’s relationship...

September 2017

September 26, 2017

Southern Baptist Preacher Affirms Polyamory (Interview with Rev. Dr. Jeff Hood)

Rev. Dr. Jeff Hood talks about his affirmation of polyamory, his understanding of God as...

September 20, 2017

Christian Sexual Ethics and Polyamory

Margaret A. Farley has identified seven guiding principles for navigating matters of sexuality from a...

August 2017

August 30, 2017

The Nashville Statement—A Point-by-Point Response

Something compelled me to write a point-by-point response to all of their affirmations and denials....

August 29, 2017

Top 10 Books That Most Impacted My Spiritual Journey

Every book I read influences me in one way or another. But a handful of...

August 16, 2017

What I’ve Learned from Dead Guys (Podcast Interview)

Ryan Cagle and I chat about C.S. Lewis, St. Athanasius, George MacDonald, and my journey...

July 2017

July 25, 2017

Thoughts on the Eucharist: Mystical, Not Magical, and Everyone Is Included

Does Jesus have a checklist of requirements that must be met before making himself present?...

July 06, 2017

Yes, I Am a Christolator

An idol is an image made to represent God. But Jesus actually is “the image...

June 2017

June 27, 2017

The Invisible Man and His Shadow (An Allegory)

There once was an invisible man. Though no one could see this man, they could...

June 06, 2017

Transformative Love (The Beautiful Gospel of WHEAT)

Salvation—theosis—is the process of being transformed by God’s love into his image. We can’t “lose”...

May 2017

May 30, 2017

Absolute Grace (The Beautiful Gospel of WHEAT)

The God revealed in Jesus is one of kenosis, which means that he cannot violate...

May 25, 2017

Exhaustive Reconciliation (The Beautiful Gospel of WHEAT)

God does not demand payment for sins, for he truly does forgive us. And he...

May 21, 2017

Human Solidarity (The Beautiful Gospel of WHEAT)

Jesus accomplished our salvation by uniting his divine nature with our human nature, and he...

May 18, 2017

Wounded Children (The Beautiful Gospel of WHEAT)

“Depravity” is not only a pessimistic view of the state of humanity, but also a...

May 16, 2017

The God Jesus Reveals (The Beautiful Gospel of WHEAT)

Jesus is the Word of God. Any picture of God that runs counter to the...

May 11, 2017

A Clarification on DAISY, Plus a Few Other Acronyms

I’ve had multiple Arminians explain that they don’t approve of the DAISY acronym. Here are...

May 09, 2017

The Beautiful Gospel of WHEAT (Not TULIP, DAISY, or ROSES)

It’s time for a new acronym—a counter-narrative to the Calvinistic gospel of TULIP, as well...

May 04, 2017

Was George MacDonald an Open Theist?

George MacDonald’s progressive views have garnered no shortage of controversy, but I’ve never heard his...

May 02, 2017

In Due Time God Revealed His Word (RTT)

God’s perfect self-revelation is found only in Jesus Christ and the message he taught. To...

April 2017

April 27, 2017

A Few Quick Thoughts on Jesus and Bibliolatry

Jesus taught them, saying, “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your...

April 21, 2017

I’m Giving Away a Stack of 7 Books! (R. Foster, B. MacHaffie, B. McLaren, R. Sider, J. Yoder, et al.)

I have a problem. I like used-book and thrift stores too much. I can’t help...

April 20, 2017

The Violence of Scripture by Eric A. Seibert (Book Review)

This is part three of a three-part review of Eric Seibert’s books. See my introductory...

April 17, 2017

The Least of All Nations (RTT)

For week three of Random Text Tuesday (RTT), my random-text selector gave me Obadiah 2....

April 14, 2017

What Did Jesus’ Death Accomplish? (Here’s the Best Explanation I’ve Heard)

It’s Good Friday, and the church is contemplating the death of Christ. Why did he...

April 13, 2017

Disturbing Divine Behavior by Eric A. Seibert (Book Review)

This is part two of a three-part review of Eric Seibert’s books. See my introductory...

April 06, 2017

On “Picking and Choosing” Beliefs with Humility

I had an interesting conversation in the comments of another post, and I thought it...

March 2017

March 27, 2017

Why I Left, Why I Stayed by Tony Campolo & Bart Campolo (Book Review)

Tony Campolo is one of the most gracious and well-spoken voices that I know of...

March 12, 2017

Why Evolution May Be More Important to the Church Than I Once Believed

My background is steeped in Young Earth Creationism (YEC). I heard it taught as gospel...