2019 Book List, Part Two Like I said in my previous post, this year’s book list has had to be divided into two parts because… Continue reading “2019 Book List, Part Two”…
2019 Book List, Part One (Romans) It’s time once again for my end-of-year book list. Unlike previous years, this year’s list will be divided into two… Continue reading “2019 Book List, Part One (Romans)”…
Reading Romans as if for the First Time Romans as Theology Textbook I came to faith in Christ as a teenager through the ministry of a congregation in the… Continue reading “Reading Romans as if for the First Time”…
Staying On Message: A Review of Gospel Allegiance by Matthew Bates Two years ago, on the Quincentennial of the Protestant Reformation, I wrote a review of a new book that was… Continue reading “Staying On Message: A Review of Gospel Allegiance by Matthew Bates”…
How to Read the Bible the Jesus Way with Dr. Dennis Edwards About the Author Dr. Dennis Edwards is no run-of-the-mill evangelical theology and Bible scholar. He’s an utterly unique Christian leader… Continue reading “How to Read the Bible the Jesus Way with Dr. Dennis Edwards”…
Burst Your White Christian Twitter Bubble Three of the most prominent characteristics of the U.S. today are political polarization, systemic racism, and the powerful influence of… Continue reading “Burst Your White Christian Twitter Bubble”…
Healthy Rhythms of Rest When I was in seminary, I took an entire class on conflict resolution in churches. Unfortunately, I don’t recall very… Continue reading “Healthy Rhythms of Rest”…
On the Cost of Getting the Gospel Wrong… Over the past several weeks, I’ve been studying up on the book of Romans for the teaching series I kicked… Continue reading “On the Cost of Getting the Gospel Wrong…”…
On Gather 2019: My Journey, Hope, and Lament This past week, Osheta and I attended the Annual Meeting, called “Gather,” of the Evangelical Covenant Church (ECC) in Omaha,… Continue reading “On Gather 2019: My Journey, Hope, and Lament”…
Subverting White Discipleship and the Myth of an Apolitical Jesus, Part 3: Blinded by Individualism If you’re just tuning in, this is the third installment in a series on the intersections of what it means… Continue reading “Subverting White Discipleship and the Myth of an Apolitical Jesus, Part 3: Blinded by Individualism”…