Tough Texts!
Over at the RTS Washington Faculty podcast, we are going through tough texts (and topics) in the Bible. I have loved learning from
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New Testament
Mercy and Security in the Immigration Debate
This clip from my seminary’s “Wisdom Wednesday” series deals with the biblical notions of mercy and security how they influence our immigration discussion.
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Short Answers to Big Questions: Two Supposed Calls for Violence in the Bible
This will be a sporadic series that will basically spring from questions that come into my email inbox. These are not meant to
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A Community of Joyful Exiles and Penitent Strangers
I have a post over at the Christward Collective about the dynamics of exile for the people of God living in a culture
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Palm Sunday and Unmet Expectations
Woody Allen famously said that 80 percent of life is just showing up. He was talking about the big plans that people make but
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God as Royal Father
I am always impressed with the quality of the production work done by Third Millennium Ministries in their online courses, so when I
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Global Christianity by the Numbers
The visible people of God have always been a tricky group to quantify. Does one go by mere self-identification or should there be some measure of “devotion” such as church attendance, daily prayer life, or bumper sticker collection? What’s an honest sociologist to do?
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