Returning From Sabbatical
This is my first week back from sabbatical! After twelve full weeks away from the responsibilities of pastoring a church,
Scholars or Pastors or Both?
Does Bible college and seminary create scholars but not pastors?
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
Christianity has an immense vocabulary list. And, just like any language, Christians have a lot of "dialects" as
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
Guess You Had to Be There
Mary treasured all these things, pondering them in her heart
Stupid Little Projects
Thinking I could accomplish anything was a mistake.
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.
“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
Men and Women Aren't as Predictable As We've Been Led to Believe
I've got a premarital counseling couple in front of me. They're bickering because one of them is always bringing up their feelings about their problems, and the other one is always trying to solve the other one's problems.
In your mind, which one is a man and which one is a woman?
