About James Travis Young

James Travis Young has served for decades in several active ministry roles including pastor, church planter, and teacher, and his writing has been featured in multiple books and publications. Travis is making Christlike disciples alongside his spouse in Galveston, Texas, USA.

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The SBC’s Genital Obsession is Idolatry

The Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) calls its ban on women in ministry... read more

The Door That Would Not Hold

He searched for a safe house in Tyre with a door that... read more

How the Titanic Sank My Understanding of Redemption

Tragedy Is Not a Test The sinking of the RMS Titanic was... read more

What Jeff Buckley Taught Me About Grief

A Theology of Trauma, Grace, and Brokenness Whenever Jeff Buckley’s “Hallelujah” begins... read more

The Hidden Connection Between Zacchaeus and Jesus's Parable

Called by Name What if a closer look at the gospel story... read more

We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together

I’m leaving the only denomination I’ve ever known. And though I’m positive... read more

Faith on Film: "Defending Your Life"

Faith on Film is a monthly feature published the last Sunday every... read more

Shelter From the Storm

To see the love of God tangibly in the unselfish actions and... read more

Wait, Did Jesus Affirm Same-Sex Intimacy?

There is an exchange found in more than one gospel that in... read more

God After Deconstruction

Theologians Thomas Jay Oord and Tripp Fuller have just released a new... read more

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