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January 2026

January 02, 2026

How the Titanic Sank My Understanding of Redemption

Tragedy Is Not a Test The sinking of the RMS Titanic was not a failure...

December 2025

December 21, 2025

What Jeff Buckley Taught Me About Grief

A Theology of Trauma, Grace, and Brokenness Whenever Jeff Buckley’s “Hallelujah” begins playing, I don’t...

March 2025

March 12, 2025

The Hidden Connection Between Zacchaeus and Jesus’s Parable

Called by Name What if a closer look at the gospel story of Zacchaeus revealed...

May 2024

May 11, 2024

Wait, Did Jesus Affirm Same-Sex Intimacy?

There is an exchange found in more than one gospel that in recent decades some...

April 2024

April 30, 2024

God After Deconstruction

Theologians Thomas Jay Oord and Tripp Fuller have just released a new book titled God...

April 17, 2024

What Makes Qualified Restoration Atonement Different

Qualified Restoration is a brand-new atonement theology I have proposed to address the problem of...

April 04, 2024

Why We Need a New Atonement Theology

This is the second article of a three-part series proposing a brand-new atonement theology. Follow...

March 2024

March 29, 2024

We Need to Talk About Atonement

Atonement lies at the heart of Christian faith, bridging the problem of humanity's brokenness with...

March 07, 2024

Finding More Than the Lost Coin

Many Christians underestimate the theological significance of Jesus’ Lost Coin parable, leading them to overlook...

February 2024

February 05, 2024

God Doesn’t Write Sins nor Tragedies

Because the church doesn’t understand sin very well, we don’t forgive very well. It’s actually...

January 2024

January 11, 2024

What Is Holiness (And What It’s Not)

Many people, especially Christians, consider God strictly in terms of power. This is a mistake....

December 2023

December 08, 2023

Yes, Most American Churches Oppress Women, and It’s Not Okay

The following is Part 1 of an ongoing series exploring gender roles in the Church....

December 02, 2023

Christlike Discipleship Means Sharing Your Life

The Sermon on the Mount in the gospel of Matthew reveals not only Jesus' teachings,...

November 2023

November 15, 2023

How Some Christians Abuse the Bible

When someone quotes a scripture to support a particular point of view or argument without...

October 2023

October 29, 2023

Go Make Disciples, Not Churches

A few years ago, I read a social media post in a pastors' group written...

October 25, 2023

It’s Time for Evangelicals to Abandon Religious Intolerance

Regrettably, there is abundant evidence which demonstrates that many evangelical Christians exhibit intolerance towards individuals...

October 20, 2023

God Is Not Omnipotent

In his book The Death of Omnipotence and Birth of Amipotence (SacraSage, 2023), theologian Thomas...

October 16, 2023

How Many Institutional Churches Fail to Make Disciples

Because most institutional churches prioritize attractional events and programs over authentic relational discipleship, many churches...

October 13, 2023

What Christians Must Know About the Israel-Hamas War

When viewed from a scriptural perspective, the 2023 Israel-Hamas War reveals essential spiritual truths every...

September 2023

September 22, 2023

Go and Guilt No More

As I grew up attending church, the story of “The Adulterous Woman” from the Gospel...