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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

For the last two-thousand years, one of the central tenants of the Christian faith has been the assertion that Jesus Christ died on a cross for sin. What Christians have not always agreed on are the details of how this works out spiritually, practically and theologically. In particular, they have argued and debated over detailsRead more

Have you ever noticed that Jesus never asked people to pray “the sinner’s prayer?” Nor did he ever go through “the Roman’s Road” or Steps to peace with God in order to compel someone into the fold. This of course doesn’t mean that the sinner’s prayer is wrong and shouldn’t be prayed, nor does this mean thatRead more

Rights Rights are a beautiful thing. But what if clinging to those rights puts you in opposition to the way of Jesus? And what if the very one you call Lord is asking you to lay them down for the sake of others? Born in the USA I was born and raised in the USA (quickRead more

Becoming More Human, Not Less The irony, of course, as we’ve seen in this book so far, is that Jesus did affirm and value our material world. Crack open the first four books of the New Testament and see for yourself. He cares about it and the people in it so much so that heRead more

Transparency Matters “When I was in middle school and high school, none of my teachers had used presentation software like PowerPoint or Keynote. That wouldn’t happen until I got to college. Not because my teachers were too “old school” but because presentation software simply was not being used in the classroom as a normative practiceRead more