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I hope you have enjoyed the series on the atonement so far. In this final post, I want to answer some of the most difficult questions about the atonement that have come up in my journey over the last twenty years. Some of them came up while listening to sermons at church, some while doingRead more

Over the last four articles, I have tried to present a pathway through the Scriptures and church history for understanding the atonement. This pathway has helped me better sort out what I personally believe, and I offer it in hopes that it might also help you in your earnest attempt to understand the meaning ofRead more

We’re half-way through the FaithRethink Series focusing on the atonement of Jesus. Some of you have been holding out for Cruciform: How the death of Jesus on a Roman cross changes everything where I will share the atonement theology I subscribe to. For now, I want to pick up from where we left off. InRead more

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

It’s back!!! Nearly a year ago, I introduced a new series titled FaithRethink. In it, I invited us to recognize that faith in Jesus and following Jesus involves and invites an ever expanding and deepening journey that involves ongoing changes. Sometimes those changes involve acknowledging our preconceived assumptions and ways we think about and viewRead 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

Questions about the pandemic It’s been nearly two years (at the time of this writing) since our world was plunged into the coronavirus pandemic. Two years. The close of 2020 was supposed to mark the end of a year of trauma, but 2021 seemed to be more of the same. We continue to face theRead more

The day is finally here I am excited to get to today’s topic. In my new series on my evolving and expanding understanding of the Christian faith, I have introduced key concepts about an evolving faith, the importance of growing and learning as Christians, and why certain ways of framing Christianity are harmful to our lives and shouldRead more