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Bible & Theology

The Bible and Theology are the things I'm most passionate about and write about the most often.

Question and Response: Does God punish children for their parent's sins?

Question Exodus 20:4-6 seems pretty clear that God is intentionally punishing generations for their parents’ or grandparents' sins. However, in the story of Joseph, it makes it sound like God doesn't choose bad things to happen, but God is actually choosing to redeem them. It'

5 Things the Bible Does Not Say About Women and Wives

That they have one set of roles and men have another. So God created humankind in his image in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. God blessed them, and God said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue

Divine Providence

Here's how I think about Divine Providence: Anything good in my life is because of the loving influence of God on the world. Anything evil in my life is because I or someone else refused to cooperate with God’s loving influence. I recognize that my knowledge of

Reckoned for Good

In Genesis 50, Joseph is speaking to his brothers. The brothers that threw Joseph in a pit and then sold him into slavery. Joseph's brothers are afraid that Joseph is going to take revenge on them. But Joseph says, No worries. And then, there's this famous

Purpose & Meaning

For those who believe in a Divine being, it’s common to wonder what purpose certain events in our lives are meant to have. When I was put into foster care... when I was born with a heart defect... when my brother died... and so on. It can be comforting

The Creation of Hell (A Parable)

The time had come. The first human had died and had chosen to go to hell. A chief angel quietly approached God, who sat saddened and slumped on the heavenly throne. The Almighty had insisted on not putting any thought or energy into building hell. It was not part of

A Response to Alisa Childer's Video "5 Warnings Signs Your Church May Be Progressive"

I've recently become aware of Alisa Childers, who is making a career of warning people about the dangers of "Progressive Christianity." I will assume the best of her, that she genuinely believes that progressive Christianity is a danger and she has a moral responsibility to steer

Did God Give Trump Covid?

Did God Give Trump Covid? Scripture is pretty clear on a couple of things. God doesn't want anyone to die. Both the Hebrew Scriptures (Ezekiel) and the New Testament (2 Peter 3:9) affirm this. Speaking untrue things about God is one of the most significant insults we

God's Throne Is Different

When we say things like, "God is on the throne," and assume that must mean that God is in absolute control of every situation, we are ignoring the God that Jesus revealed to us. Yes, God is on the throne. And therefore I worship God with my life,

Five Ways to Respond to What’s Rotten in White Evangelicalism

It’s clear that White Christian Evangelicalism (WCE) is diseased. Wherever you look, you find symptoms of its chronic illness: its support of Trump; the steady moral failings of its leaders; its embrace of conspiracy theories and rejection of history; denial of contemporary science; embrace of nationalism; denial of systemic