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June 2015

June 24, 2015

What Is Vulnerable Theology?

The spirit who bideth by himself In the land of mist and snow, He loved...

April 2015

April 21, 2015

Theology for Theology’s Sake

Theology for theology's sake is impractical, and theology worth its name must be shown to...

February 2015

February 05, 2015

Our Bodies, Prophets

We are not machines. We refuse ascend the hill of the stoic—we will not make...

February 03, 2015

Singleness, Sex Drive, Etc.

I have two new articles on singleness—one on Desiring God, and one on Relevant. Check...

January 2015

January 29, 2015

Sin and the Imagination

Sin begins with our imaginings—we don't desire objects, but construals. Bavinck and Vanhoozer agree.

December 2014

December 23, 2014

Winter Wasteland (Immanuel)

This is the third of a series of prayers through Isaiah 7:14 for those who...

December 12, 2014

Posthumanism in Interdisciplinary Journal

I have this super weird article that just came out in the Journal of Interdisciplinary...

December 11, 2014

Impatience on Desiring God

Desiring God posted a blog of mine on impatience. I need to reread it now...

December 08, 2014

Van Til in Criswell

A theological journal just published an article of mine. Read it here (with some new...

December 07, 2014

Apathy on Desiring God

Summary: Check out my piece “How God Cares for Those Who Don’t” on desiring God....

October 2014

October 22, 2014

How I Met Your Vanhoozer (HIMYV)

Irony of ironies: I was skipping my Systematic Theology II class to have a coffee meeting...

October 02, 2014

Jealousy on Desiring God

(Summary: Read my recent piece "Hey, Jealousy" on Desiring God) Once again, I am thankful...

September 2014

September 09, 2014

Christian Blogs on Suffering

Many Christian blogs on suffering can be boiled down to a single phrase: “Jesus juke.” Oh,...

August 2014

August 28, 2014

How to Let Jesus into Your Fantasy League

Have you accepted Jesus into your fantasy football league? Here's how.

August 16, 2014

“Man-Boys” on Desiring God

I wanted my recent Desiring God Post "Talking About 'Man-Boys'" to be the beginning of a...

July 2014

July 30, 2014

The Rustic Aesthetic on The Curator

There is this really amazing web magazine called The Curator, a publication of International Arts Movement. It's devoted...

June 2014

June 19, 2014

Thomas Aquinas on Divine Simplicity

Summary: Read my new article on Thomas Aquinas here.The Journal of the Evangelical Society has...

April 2014

April 22, 2014

Ben Dunson on Romans and Psychology

*Short version: read my recent review here* Ben Dunson (Ph.D., University of Durham) offers the academy...

March 2014

March 19, 2014

Wright on the Psychology of Pauline Authorship

N.T. Wright suggests that behind Paul’s theology in Philemon, there lies a greater story of...

November 2013

November 12, 2013

“Sargon of Akkad” and Christian Blogging

It’s difficult for me to read Christian-life-type blogs from the middle-runners in Christianity today. I...

November 07, 2013

Review of “Constructing the Self” in the WTJ

The Westminster Theological Journal has published my review of Valérie Nicolet-Anderson's monograph Constructing the Self: Thinking...

October 2013

October 31, 2013

Formulating God’s Presence and Consciousness

(Summary: Read my new article here). I wrote a paper in the Fall of 2010...

October 26, 2013

Analyzing Paul’s Conscience: An Interview on Scripture and Psychology

Recently, Camden Bucey, Jonathan Brack, and I sat down on Reformed Forum to discuss my...

October 18, 2013

Thanksgiving for Our Earthly Home

"In fact, it has been remarked by some that Hobbits only real passion is for...

October 10, 2013

Review of Nagel in the Journal of Psychology & Theology

The Journal of Psychology & Theology was gracious enough to publish my review of Thomas...

September 2013

September 25, 2013

Imprecatory Psalms, Integrationism, and Biblical Counseling

Helpful distinctions between different views about theology and psychology often become battle lines that impede...

August 2013

August 24, 2013

Thiselton on Embodied Sexuality and Personhood

Anthony C. Thiselton gives a helpful picture of the relationship of “spiritual” actions and the...

August 20, 2013

Anderson on Intelligence and Religious Belief

James Anderson, responding to recent studies that attempt to prove a correlation between religious beliefs...