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March 2019

March 11, 2019

It’s Time to Disrupt the Church

We're well past the half-way mark into Donald Trump’s presidency. Progressives have seen, and continue...

February 2019

February 18, 2019

The Politics of Jesus 6: Objections to a Radical Reading of Scripture

A Roman coin. There remain many open questions. My point here isn’t so much to...

February 17, 2019

The Politics of Jesus 5: The Radical Thread in the New Testament

Let’s jump right into the origin story. Luke tells the story of Jesus birth. Jesus'...

February 16, 2019

The Politics of Jesus 4: The Radical Thread in the Hebrew Scriptures

For most Christians, the Bible has a fundamentally conservative emphasis. A superficial reading of the Bible reveals a...

February 15, 2019

The Politics of Jesus 3: Lessons Learned from Radical Church History

In my last post, I shared a very brief sketch of the history of those...

February 13, 2019

The Politics of Jesus 1: Introduction

Traditional kingship (with absolute power, hoards of wealth, and power over the weak) has nothing...

August 2013

August 01, 2013

Jesus Broke the Law

Often, when talking to someone about the radical implications of the way of Jesus, my...

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