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December 2018

December 10, 2018

The 4 Jesuses I Love (And I Don‘t Mean the 4 Gospels)

It’s no secret that I’m a big fan of Jesus, but there isn’t just one...

August 2018

August 03, 2018

Why I Value Christian “Orthodoxy”

I think I've just pinpointed, for myself, why I so value Christian “orthodoxy,” even though...

July 2018

July 03, 2018

Rethinking Petitionary Prayer with Mark Karris (Review of Divine Echoes)

In Divine Echoes, Mark Karris tackles our understanding of petitionary prayer in light of the...

May 2018

May 23, 2018

Has Inerrancy Become More Important than Orthodoxy?

The small conference I attended this past weekend may not represent American Christians on the...

March 2018

March 21, 2018

Different Faiths, Same Religion

We all have a faith, and we all have a religion, but the two aren’t...

January 2018

January 29, 2018

A Response to My Former Self on Unity & Theological Essentials

Four years ago, I wrote a chapter for the book, Simple Church: Unity Within Diversity....

April 2017

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 12, 2016

No, Denying Inerrancy Does Not Make One a Marcionite

If I had a nickel for every time I’ve witnessed an inerrantist accuse someone of...

December 2015

December 03, 2015

How to (Actually) Spot a Theological Liberal

I came across this comic from Adam4d.com. Cute. But not exactly accurate. So I fixed...

December 01, 2015

What Defines a Heretic? Am I One?

Biblical definition Biblically speaking, the word heretic comes from the Greek hairetikon, meaning “divisive” (Titus...