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March 2018

March 30, 2018

If He “Emptied Himself” Was He Still God? A Good Friday Question

Good Friday is a good day to think about kenotic Christology. Kenosis is a tranliteration...

March 24, 2018

The King Who Comes in Peace and the Children Who Proclaim Him

As Jesus and his disciples began their final entry into Jerusalem, prior to Jesus' trial...

December 2017

December 22, 2017

Was Jesus Intersex or Was Mary?

When I began researching the material for A Complicated Pregnancy: Whether Mary Was a Virgin...

December 15, 2017

Reading the Virgin Birth as Legend (or Creative Hagiography)

One of the sources I found most useful as I researched for my book, A Complicated...

December 08, 2017

Why We Don’t Need an Immaculate Conception

Today (December 8), Catholics worldwide celebrate the Feast of the Immaculate Conception. You might not...

November 2017

November 22, 2017

Saved By Faith and Hospitality (A Brief Book Note for Thanksgiving)

On the eve of Thanksgiving, I thought it a good time to pick up my...

October 2017

October 11, 2017

Endorsements of “A Complicated Pregnancy: Whether Mary Was a Virgin and Why It Matters””

With the release of my forthcoming book, A Complicated Pregnancy: Whether Mary Was a Virgin...

August 2017

August 10, 2017

“A Complicated Pregnancy” Now Available for Pre-Order

I'm happy to announce that a book I've been working on for the past two...

July 2017

July 12, 2017

Eight Reasons Evangelicals Still Trust in Trump

Amid the scattered pieces of the the Don Jr. / Russia email bombshell, a group...

June 2017

June 06, 2017

Dear Christian: Would You Be Angry if Hell is Empty?

When I taught theology at an evangelical seminary, I ended every lecture on heaven/hell by...

June 05, 2017

Sneak Peak: Book Cover For “A Complicated Pregnancy”

Anticipated Publication Date (Fortress Press, Theology for the People series) is November 1

April 2017

April 19, 2017

The Virgin Birth and Christianity: Is it All Or Nothing?

Not long ago, I assumed my spot in my favorite coffee shop to work on...

April 14, 2017

Did Christ Die for Non-Human Animals?

Good Friday reflections on the cross usually focus on the significance of Christ's death for...

February 2017

February 08, 2017

“Persistent” Elizabeth Warren Just Enacted one of Jesus’ Parables

I opened up CNN.com today to discover this huge headline: "Nevertheless, She Persisted" These were...

January 2017

January 20, 2017

The Inauguration of the Gold-Crowned Jesus

With the inauguration of Donald Trump, the Religious Right hopes for a "new Jesus movement."...

December 2016

December 23, 2016

Virgin Births aren’t as Miraculous as You Think

Virgin births are not nearly as miraculous as you think. They happen fairly regularly. Well,...

October 2016

October 21, 2016

Where Did the Idea of Mary as “Ever-Virgin” Come From?

Catholic and Eastern Orthodox tradition both formally teach the doctrine of Mary as "ever-Virgin," meaning...

July 2016

July 12, 2016

When Jesus Says, “Blessed are the Poor,” Who are the Poor?

I love this meme James McGrath created: In a recent blog post, he reflects on...

June 2016

June 17, 2016

God, the Motherly Father

"Our Father, who art in heaven..." This phrase is repeated countless times in countless churches...

April 2016

April 29, 2016

There Will Be No Male and Female Bathrooms in Heaven (and no Marriage, Either)

Dear Jesus: "There were seven brothers; the first married and, when he died, left no...

March 2016

March 25, 2016

The Haunting Words of Good Friday: Was Jesus Really Abandoned by God?

"My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" These words of Jesus, spoken in...

March 14, 2016

On Exorcism and Healing: What Should We Think of Jesus’ Miracles Today?

The gospels include lots of stories of Jesus healing people. Some examples: unknown diseases, leprosy,...

March 01, 2016

Six Problems With the Virgin Birth: Biblical and Historical Perspective

The virgin birth of Jesus is one of the most celebrated doctrines in the New...

February 2016

February 25, 2016

Was Jesus Really Born of a Virgin? (This Scholar Says “No!”)

I'm currently researching the virgin birth (more accurately: virginal conception) accounts in the gospels. I...

February 03, 2016

Is the Resurrection Really Real?

A reader of my blog sent me a really good question the other day. It's...

January 2016

January 05, 2016

A Better Way to Interpret the Sermon on the Mount?

Matthew's "Sermon on the Mount" perplexes, bewilders, and confuses readers. What is Jesus getting at...

December 2015

December 21, 2015

Did You Know that Muslims Love Mary, Mother of Jesus, Too?

The Quran devotes a lot of attention to Mary, mother of Jesus. Remarkably, she is...

December 10, 2015

Is Liberty University About to Become an Army Barracks?

By now, most anyone in the U.S. paying attention on social media knows about Liberty...

December 02, 2015

What Mary’s Magnificat Says About Poor, Single, Women

I'm guessing that when most pastors preach about Mary, the mother of Jesus, they don't...

November 2015

November 22, 2015

Mark Strauss’ “Bad, Bad Jesus”

This post is a contribution to Patheos' book club discussion on Mark Strauss's Jesus Behaving...

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