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September 2016

September 18, 2016

My seven salvations so far

There is nothing more anxiety-inducing about growing up Southern Baptist than the obsession with having...

April 2016

April 22, 2016

Responses to a thoughtful book critic

Edwin Tait is one of my most thoughtful internet conversation partners. We disagree on some...

April 15, 2016

The 12 scriptures that inspired my book

When I was a Southern Baptist, we used to believe that Methodists didn't read the...

April 08, 2015

When people with power do not fear God

Like many others, I watched the video of South Carolina police officer Michael Slager shooting...

December 2014

December 29, 2014

A hopefully friendly Christian response to the atheist ten non-commandments

A couple of weeks ago, a friend of mine shared a set of ten "non-commandments"...

August 2014

August 07, 2014

Ridicule is great clickbait, but is it good for Christian community?

If there's one thing that defines our era, it's the way that people like to...

June 2014

June 23, 2014

The two women who got me to carry the rainbow flag

Despite the fact that I've been pretty vocal on my blog about LGBT issues, I...

June 03, 2014

When “the Bible is perfectly clear” becomes the reason it can’t teach us anything

I've noticed a gap between what feels right to say about the Bible in the...

February 2014

February 23, 2014

Wrestling with heaven and hell (last weekend’s #sermon #podcast)

I keep on getting busy and forgetting to post my sermon podcasts. Last weekend, for...

December 2013

December 30, 2013

How the culture wars have bastardized the concept of holiness

One of the most obnoxious things about the culture wars is the way that they...

December 23, 2013

Delight in the fear of the Lord

I keep on forgetting to post my sermon podcasts. Isaiah 11 says that the messiah's...

June 2013

June 10, 2013

Fearing God vs. carrying a fearsome god-puppet who agrees with you

Those who have read this blog for a while will recall that about a year...

May 2013

May 02, 2013

Jonathan Martin’s Prototype: Salvation as the Restoration of Humanity

It's a strange and beautiful thing to hear someone preaching your own thoughts in a...

February 2013

February 11, 2013

Surprised by mercy: my train-wreck conversion story

I was invited to share an occasion when I was surprised by mercy. It was...

February 07, 2013

Is Jesus saving the world from us?

Is Jesus saving the world from us? It's a different way to talk about salvation,...

December 2012

December 17, 2012

Mary's Magnificat: "His mercy is for those who fear Him"

This weekend, I preached on Mary's Magnificat (audio, Luke 1:46-55) at our church in the...

December 10, 2012

Two opposite ways to "delight in the fear of the Lord" (Isaiah 11)

Those of you who have been following my journey know that I keep on stumbling...

December 06, 2012

From fear and trembling to refuge (Psalm 2)

I have always had a particular attraction to Philippians 2:12, "Work out your salvation with...

September 2012

September 30, 2012

The conflation of two fears

Several Mondays ago, when I went to the basilica in Washington, DC, and sat in...

August 2012

August 29, 2012

The fear of the Lord & the comfort of the Spirit (Acts 9:31)

In the Daily Office scripture reading for Monday, a verse that caught my eye was...

July 2011

July 30, 2011

I am a friend to all who fear you: Monster-Psalm Meditation #8

Psalm 119:57-64 You are my portion, LORD; I have promised to obey your words. I...