What follows is a manuscript from a sermon I have preached on a few occasions. I walk through the whole book of Philemon. Love to have you follow along in this series. My prayer is that it will inspire you to “forgive as you have been forgiven…” The rest of the 5 part series is here. ——————————————————————————————- I want to start out with a bit of a story to give you a window into my story. In high school, a... Read more
What a cool thing it is to connect with so many people, from so many places, and with so many perspectives. This is a post that was birthed out of my OPEN MIC blog post (BTW- still accepting submission ideas). I want to hear from others, about how God is at work in their own theological, philosophical, cultural, and social ethics journey. I personally do not endorse everything that the guest contributors have to say; and it is possible that... Read more
What a cool thing it is to connect with so many people, from so many places, and with so many perspectives. This is a post that was birthed out of my OPEN MIC blog post (BTW- still accepting submission ideas). I want to hear from others, about how God is at work in their own theological, philosophical, cultural, and social ethics journey. I personally do not endorse everything that the guest contributors have to say; and it is possible that... Read more
This is a post that I wrote last year that I feel has some relevance today. I would love to hear your thoughts on this one! __________________________________________ Over the past months I have been doing some reflection on how Christians have understood the value of the planet and the rest of creation. As I have wrestled with this, Christopher J.H. Wright’s book, The Mission of God: Unlocking the Bible’s Grand Narrative, engaged this even further. The fresh insight that I... Read more
Hey reader friends! I want to point you to an article I wrote for Joey Aszterbaum, who is the writer of the “Charismanglican” blog and a regular at Groans From Within. It can be found here: “Why Theology Matters.” Love to here your thoughts on this short article… Also, I recommend adding Joey’s blog to your regular list to check in on… he writes provocative stuff! Also, if any of Joey’s readers happen to visit Groans From Within for the... Read more
What a cool thing it is to connect with so many people, from so many places, and with so many perspectives. This is a post that was birthed out of my OPEN MIC blog post (BTW- still accepting submission ideas). I want to hear from others, about how God is at work in their own theological, philosophical, cultural, and social ethics journey. I personally do not endorse everything that the guest contributors have to say; and it is possible that... Read more
What a cool thing it is to connect with so many people, from so many places, and with so many perspectives. This is a post that was birthed out of my OPEN MIC blog post (BTW- still accepting submission ideas). I want to hear from others, about how God is at work in their own theological, philosophical, cultural, and social ethics journey. I personally do not endorse everything that the guest contributors have to say; and it is possible that... Read more
This is a new post series I will do from time to time called: Open Mic. Here is the point — I want to hear from you! What theological, church, cultural, or social justice issues are you thinking about these days? You can comment on this post by writing a 200-700 word blog-style-essay that will make your voice heard. What will happen from there is in the next couple weeks I will be taking your ideas and making you a... Read more
Since I have been on the topic of empire/nationalism/violence/military lately, I thought I’d throw out some quotes, from the period between the Apostles and Constantine, that have challenged me. It is historically undeniable that the early church of the first three centuries was against employing violence in any situation. Something that is frustrating at times is that folks in the “just war” camp (whom I respect as friends and sisters and brother is Jesus) often appeal to reason to defend... Read more
Dear Reader, There is an area of theology that I have wrestled with in new ways for the past four years or so: war and peace. I have a friend who pushed back on areas of nationalism and just-war theory for quite some time, and it seems that we have found consensus in the last year and a half or so. This friend has contributed to this blog and you can read his first article here. Through much reading, reflection,... Read more
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