On N. T. Wright, the Cross, and Systemic Racism Some who are attracted to N. T. Wright’s theology and affirm much of it nevertheless also deny the existence of… Continue reading “On N. T. Wright, the Cross, and Systemic Racism”…
New YouTube Channel! Welcome to Theological Graffiti, a channel about life, faith, and the city. I’m T. C. and I’m a Jesus-disciple… Continue reading “New YouTube Channel!”…
21-Book Salute (2020) Every year I set a reading goal. This year, my goal was two books per month. I fell slightly short… Continue reading “21-Book Salute (2020)”…
Busting 5 Peacemaking Myths If you know anything about me, you probably know that peace is a big deal for me. You probably know… Continue reading “Busting 5 Peacemaking Myths”…
From Volk to Spoke: Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Transformational Encounter with the Black Christ in Harlem It goes without saying that the United States is nearing the end of an election season unlike any we’ve seen… Continue reading “From Volk to Spoke: Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s Transformational Encounter with the Black Christ in Harlem”…
Who Gets to Be Angry? A Review of Might From the Margins by Dennis Edwards Rev. Dennis Edwards, PhD is such an important theologian, not just to me personally, but for the times in which… Continue reading “Who Gets to Be Angry? A Review of Might From the Margins by Dennis Edwards”…
The Global Church History and Theology You Weren’t Taught in Seminary: A Review of A Multitude of All Peoples by Vince Bantu When I enrolled in seminary at Gordon-Conwell’s Center for Urban Ministerial Education (CUME) in 2006—where Vince and I were classmates—one… Continue reading “The Global Church History and Theology You Weren’t Taught in Seminary: A Review of A Multitude of All Peoples by Vince Bantu”…
Conversion Alone Won’t End Racism It’s now been three weeks since George Floyd was brutally and heartlessly murdered by a now-former Minneapolis police officer. In… Continue reading “Conversion Alone Won’t End Racism”…
If Jesus is Lord, Satan is Not: Why Conceding Atonement Ground is a Mistake Theories about Christ’s death are not Christianity: they are explanations about how it works. Christians would not all agree as… Continue reading “If Jesus is Lord, Satan is Not: Why Conceding Atonement Ground is a Mistake”…
A Deep Dive into Relational Theology—A Review of The God Who Trusts by Curtis Holtzen If God is Love… and Love Always Trusts… Does God Trust? Several years ago I was serving as a pastor… Continue reading “A Deep Dive into Relational Theology—A Review of The God Who Trusts by Curtis Holtzen”…