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June 2017

June 22, 2017

The Importance of Loving Yourself First

Jesus first. Others second. Yourself last. Right? Or do we have that backward? What if...

June 15, 2017

Can You Love LGBTQ People while Condemning Their Relationships?

Which side of history will we land on? How will our actions appear in retrospect?...

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 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 11, 2017

We All Form One Body (RTT)

For week two of Random Text Tuesday (RTT), my random-text selector gave me Romans 12:5....

April 10, 2017

Eric Seibert on God, Violence, and Scripture (Some Introductory Remarks)

I’ve wrestled long and hard with my understanding of scripture. I was raised to believe...

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 06, 2017

Mirror Bible by Francois du Toit (Book Review)

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 23, 2017

12 Famous Quotes These Christian Leaders Never Said

I frequently see these quotes make the rounds on social media. They’re mostly great sentiments,...

January 11, 2017

No Marriage in the Resurrection? Here’s What Jesus Really Said

A certain discussion between Jesus and the Sadducees has led to a widespread belief among...

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...

July 2016

July 05, 2016

A Gay-Affirming Christian, Part 4: Confronting the Clobber Passages

This is the fourth and final post in a series arguing for the legitimacy of...

July 03, 2016

What Did Jesus Think of the Revolution?

More than two centuries ago, the founding fathers of the United States signed a document...

July 01, 2016

A Gay-Affirming Christian, Part 3: It All Comes Down to Love

This is the third post in a series arguing for the legitimacy of LGBTQ relationships...