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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 25, 2018

On the Gender of God & Divine Pronouns

Our use of exclusively male pronouns for God has allowed us to subconsciously fall into...

April 2018

April 01, 2018

How Smoking a Pipe Turned Me Into a Calvinist

Everyone knows of the health risks associated with smoking a pipe. But no one ever...

December 2017

December 14, 2017

The Beautiful Gospel of WHEAT Distilled (with Danny Prada)

My friend Danny Prada, lead pastor of HeartWay Church, has distilled the points of WHEAT...

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 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 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...

April 2017

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...

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...

January 2017

January 25, 2017

An Open Letter to Jesus: Find Common Ground

Dear Jesus, Let me start by saying how much I appreciate the majority of what...

January 09, 2017

The Divine Dance by Richard Rohr & Mike Morrell (Book Review)

This is a book about the Trinity, but it’s not your average exposition of the...

December 2016

December 04, 2016

Jesus Showed Us! by Brad Jersak (Book Review)

A little over a year ago, I reviewed Brad Jersak’s A More Christlike God: A...

April 2016

April 27, 2016

Interview with Jeremy Myers, Author of The Atonement of God

I’ve long enjoyed discussions and debates with my friend Jeremy Myers on his blog and...

December 2015

December 07, 2015

On the Athanasian Theology of Wesley’s Incarnation Hymn

It’s that time of year again. We’re once more officially allowed to sing about our...