The Latin terms sola gratia, sola fides, sola scriptura, solus Christus, and soli Deo gloria describe concepts that stood at the center of Protestant theological and polemical writings in the early sixteenth century. Scripture alone, …
One of the most challenging summers of my childhood involved a prolonged visit with my cousins. Both boys, slightly older than myself, made it their personal mission to torment me. I use the term “torment” …
The situation with Bishop Budde pleading with Donald Trump in her sermon last week to show mercy reminded me of a story from my past. The story is from over a decade ago when I …
I am going to say something controversial, “Republicans can’t be Christians.” To the vast majority of Christians, I just said something unthinkable, especially if one is of the evangelical stripe of Christianity. I can feel …
A few years ago, the NBC TV show The Office was all the rage. Despite it seeming like everyone I knew was watching it, I couldn’t. It wasn’t that I wasn’t invited to the watch …
Age really wasn’t the issue. It was just a way of dismissing me. I was too young only because in interfered with their itch being scratched.
I remember exactly where I stood when the newscaster called the 1980 presidential election for Ronald Reagan. I was excited and greatly relieved. I remember letting out a deep sigh and thanking God that the …
Dear Dad, You went to be with Jesus 10 years ago. In honor of a decade of the best 10 years of your existence, I wanted to give you an update on how things have …
If Donald Trump ever decided to start a church, it might look strikingly like many of America’s megachurches, many of which proved instrumental to his election. Picture this: a sprawling campus adorned with gold trim, …
My faith is Orthodox Christianity. The life that led me to it was hardly orthodox (small o), nor was it anything special. Perhaps even less so is the world I have lived through since I …