Ministry
Please: Don’t Break Sheep’s Legs
I was recently reminded of a sermon illustration that gets shared by preachers of a particular sort. It goes something like this: Sheep are known
sermon
Sermon 180 We Are Not Successful Unless...
Last week I had the dubious honor of gaining a few hundred followers on Threads, the Twitter X competitor. My bio includes being a Christian
sermon
Sermon 179 Restorative Play
My Worst Boss Let me tell you about the worst boss I've had. Whenever I went on vacation, they would insist I check
Blog
Returning From Sabbatical
This is my first week back from sabbatical! After twelve full weeks away from the responsibilities of pastoring a church, I am back in my
Ministry
Scholars or Pastors or Both?
Does Bible college and seminary create scholars but not pastors?
Glossary
Glossary: Atonement
Any atonement theory must first get a few things right about God and humanity to accurately describe what happened on the cross.
Glossary
Glossary
Christianity has an immense vocabulary list. And, just like any language, Christians have a lot of "dialects" as well. Denominations and church cultures
Sexual Ethics
Virginity is a social construct
I made reference in a recent social media post that something I learned coming out of Christian fundamentalism is that virginity is a social construct.
Essay
Guess You Had to Be There
Mary treasured all these things, pondering them in her heart
Public Journaling
Stupid Little Projects
Thinking I could accomplish anything was a mistake.
Ministry
Most people don't want a weekly church service
Pastors desperately need to stop measuring the effectiveness or quality of the church by Sunday attendance.
Bible & Theology
“You are citizens of heaven…”
“You are citizens of heaven…” Paul’s Letter to the Church in Philipi For a Roman citizen, citizenship was not about longing to go back