Easter: Where is the Gravitas?
Easter is the most Holy of all holidays for Christians. It is the day we remember Christ rising from the dead, displaying his victory over sin and reconciling sinful humanity with the Holy God. There …
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Repenting of Pathological Individualism
I read an article titled, “Why I stopped talking about racial reconciliation and started talking about white supremacy .” This article talks a bit about the pathological individualism of white theology. This is something I have …
Architecture, Theology, and Poetry: Reflecting on the Church and Her Buildings
Every fall, I used to teach a class called Art in Culture. The class is for non-art majors, and as part of our core curriculum, it seeks to explore how art impacts and reflects cultural …
Is Spanking Christlike?
Parenting is hard. If you are a parent, you probably understand how difficult it truly is to care for a child. Lack of sleep, constant chores, and the financial burden it brings are just the …
Trumpamentalism: The Dangerous Faith of MAGA and Why It’s So Hard to Break
I’ve spent much of my life thinking about faith, belief, and the stories we tell ourselves to make sense of the world. Growing up in a religious tradition that prized certainty above all else, I …
Fighting Correction Fatigue
I call it correction fatigue. It appears in all seasons, but especially during this time of final exams and papers. Correction fatigue strikes when you are in the middle of grading students’ papers and you …
They Both Prayed to the Same God: Faith and the American Civil War
“Both read the same Bible and pray to the same God, and each invokes His aid against the other. It may seem strange that any men should dare to ask a just God’s assistance in …
What Can the Battle of Jericho Teach Us?
Recently, I had the opportunity to lead a Bible study with a group of college students on Indigenous Peoples Day. That day seemed to be an excellent day to study Joshua 6 – the taking …
A God Big Enough for Bacteria
The railway forest is changing with the seasons. I recently took a walk through it, now that the bugs have died down enough that I probably won’t get West Nile Virus. Most of the forest …
The American Idol of Freedom
During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a lot of talk about freedom in the United States. This was especially true when protesters called for the government to lift shelter-at-home orders. In one thread about this …