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2026-06-20T03:12:59-05:00

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The SBC’s Genital Obsession is Idolatry

Last updated on: June 20, 2026 at 3:12 am By James Travis Young

The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) calls its ban on women in ministry “doctrinal clarity,” but in reality it is a thinly veiled attack that stifles divine speech by dictating who should be allowed to speak for God. This policy assumes the voice of God only becomes trustworthy after institutional permission clears the way. It insists the Holy Spirit requires ecclesial authorization before speaking. That assumption fundamentally poisons theological imagination. By limiting witness, the SBC is limiting God. Manipulating the work... Read more

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2026-01-21T02:00:17-06:00

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The Door That Would Not Hold

Last updated on: January 21, 2026 at 2:00 am By James Travis Young

He searched for a safe house in Tyre with a door that would actually stay shut. In that moment of his life, Jesus was a man hunted by his own fame. He sought the silence of a foreign shore because the miles behind him were paved with the relentless noise of the crowds. His body was heavy with the need for sleep, and his mind swarmed with pleading voices that refused to soften. He crossed into the heat and dust... Read more

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2026-01-02T01:20:09-06:00

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How the Titanic Sank My Understanding of Redemption

Last updated on: January 2, 2026 at 1:20 am By James Travis Young

Tragedy Is Not a Test The sinking of the RMS Titanic was not a failure of preparation. Preparation simply reached its natural limit and proved powerless to stop the ship from sinking. The Titanic carried the full weight of modern assurance: protocols, expertise, systems designed to anticipate what had never happened before. And none of that mattered. Over two thousand people went into the cold North Atlantic Ocean without warning and without a choice, not because something went wrong, but... Read more

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2025-12-21T15:07:14-06:00

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What Jeff Buckley Taught Me About Grief

Last updated on: December 21, 2025 at 3:07 pm By James Travis Young

A Theology of Trauma, Grace, and Brokenness Whenever Jeff Buckley’s “Hallelujah” begins playing, I don’t listen for comfort or enjoyment. The song returns to me as a searchlight, illuminating who I am and who I was before I had the words to name the dark. As it opens, something inside me fractures with it. In the autonomic spaces that exist beyond belief, language, or pity, memories surge forth: empty pews, obtuse classrooms, hallways of abuse, promises broken and kept, the... Read more

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2025-03-13T12:12:34-05:00

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The Hidden Connection Between Zacchaeus and Jesus’s Parable

Last updated on: March 13, 2025 at 12:12 pm By James Travis Young

Called by Name What if a closer look at the gospel story of Zacchaeus revealed a hidden connection—one that reshapes our understanding of how Jesus sought outcasts to restore justice in a world plagued by arrogance and corruption? Jesus’s personal identification of Zacchaeus was not only a radical act of love but may also signal an association that, until now, has escaped the notice of scholars and theologians. By reexamining Zacchaeus’s narrative alongside Jesus’s parable of the tax collector and... Read more

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2024-12-17T02:08:08-06:00

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We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together

Last updated on: December 17, 2024 at 2:08 am By James Travis Young

I’m leaving the only denomination I’ve ever known. And though I’m positive I will connect with another church network, I refuse to be a part of a church that prioritizes institutional goals over loving others and making Christlike disciples. I’m done with the institutional church. I realize that this does not make me particularly unique, and that is precisely my point: there are quite a few of us—even clergy—who have broken up with the church, and we are never ever... Read more

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2024-05-26T13:50:46-05:00

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Faith on Film: “Defending Your Life”

Last updated on: May 26, 2024 at 1:50 pm By James Travis Young

Faith on Film is a monthly feature published the last Sunday every month. If movies were meals, Defending Your Life has enough familiar ingredients to satisfy the palette of just about anyone craving comfort food. This is a high concept film that is so farcical, every scene is filled with hilarious observations. Of course, this is no mistake: the genius of actor/director/writer Albert Brooks lies not merely in comedic timing or context, but something that’s increasingly rare in cinema these... Read more

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2024-05-20T14:16:38-05:00

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Shelter From the Storm

Last updated on: May 20, 2024 at 2:16 pm By James Travis Young

To see the love of God tangibly in the unselfish actions and motives of churches is undoubtedly something marvelous. Previously, I have lamented in this column how many institutional churches focus their resources first on their own interests before the needs of their community. Unfortunately, this is the prolific reality myself and others have observed first hand too often in virtually every area of the United States and in every Christian denomination. But there are exceptions. And it is too... Read more

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2024-05-11T03:26:57-05:00

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Wait, Did Jesus Affirm Same-Sex Intimacy?

Last updated on: May 11, 2024 at 3:26 am By James Travis Young

There is an exchange found in more than one gospel that in recent decades some have claimed depicts Jesus affirming same-sex intimacy. Without a doubt, many churches are divided on LGBTQ+ affirmation, and because of that, the queer community has been unfairly condemned by those who claim to love others with the love of Jesus. Could an honest examination of this story and Jesus’s words serve to lovingly inform the minds and hearts of those who have struggled and failed... Read more

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2024-04-30T01:44:18-05:00

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God After Deconstruction

Last updated on: April 30, 2024 at 1:44 am By James Travis Young

Theologians Thomas Jay Oord and Tripp Fuller have just released a new book titled God After Deconstruction that offers hope and healing for anyone who has grappled with faith in the face of tragedy, or those who have questions about what they believe. As part of my in-depth review of God After Deconstruction, I had the opportunity to interview co-author Thomas Jay Oord. In our Q&A, Tom provides valuable insights into why a rising number of individuals are deconstructing their... Read more

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