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At this point, I’d like to offer two things to help us reengage with the Scriptures and Jesus’ teaching so that as we do, we might recognize where Middle Platonism and Early Christian Gnosticism has made inroads into our own faith, including our views on the atonement, and then allow this new learning to helpRead more

What if I was to tell you that many of the most popular atonement theories developed over the last two-thousand years of church history (especially those following the third century AD/CE), have been deeply influenced by a storyline that is foreign to the pages of the Bible? We might say that the real Story ofRead more

Happy New Year everyone! If you’re looking for something to read and have not read some of this year’s blog titles I’ve published, they are listed in chronological order below. The links  are embedded in the titles so just click on a title to read the article. ​   1. Happy New Year! A lookRead more

2021 was supposed to be completely different from 2020. Most people had hoped that once midnight struck on New Years Eve of 2020, we could turn the page on a year of incredible trauma, and enter a fresh start with the brand new year. There were, to be sure, remarkably positive signs and movements inRead more

You remain a Christian. You’ve just changed. Perhaps your framework for understanding the Christian faith has changed. Perhaps your understanding and interpretations of various Bible topics and passages have changed. Perhaps some of your spiritual habits have changed. I too have changed. My understanding of my faith in Jesus has changed. To be clear, IRead more

The author of this blog reflection acknowledges that the wars and conflicts in the Middle East in general and in Palestine in particular are complicated, often nuanced, with varying interpretations within both the Jewish Israeli and Arab Palestinian communities. This reflection offers a perspective that is often neglected or unheard of by Americans and AmericanRead more

Hope… It’s something we could all use a little more of right now. Life in the middle of a global pandemic and in a divided country has been very discouraging for most of us whether you identify as a Christian or not. This is where hope comes in. It’s in the worst possible circumstances thatRead more

Suffering well It’s not easy to suffer well. To get through a painful experience or a season of painful experiences. The ones who do are often people who used their time of suffering to serve and help others who were suffering in similar ways or had experienced some other kind of suffering. If we allowRead more

This book is about authenticity and why authenticity matters. In life and in relationships. Why it matters for all human beings. And yes, why it matters for Christians. What is authenticity? It’s “the quality of being genuine and true.”1 Genuine and true in relationships with others, God, and ourselves. It’s being honest about who youRead more

I am happy to welcome you to my blog. No matter who you are or where you come from, or what background you have, whether you’re a person of faith or not, I am glad you stopped by. I started this blog because there is a growing movement of people in the Christian tradition whoRead more