Subverting White Discipleship and the Myth of an Apolitical Jesus, Part 2: Divided by Race #BecauseofRHE This week Rachel Held Evans tragically passed away and I’ve been in shock, angry, and grieving. I had no… Continue reading “Subverting White Discipleship and the Myth of an Apolitical Jesus, Part 2: Divided by Race”…
Subverting White Discipleship and the Myth of an Apolitical Jesus, Part 1: Seeking the Shalom of Babylon Two topics of discussion are said to be taboo in ‘polite company’: religion and politics. But since I don’t even know… Continue reading “Subverting White Discipleship and the Myth of an Apolitical Jesus, Part 1: Seeking the Shalom of Babylon”…
Two Fronts of the Body of Christ’s Witness: How Jesus-disciples Resist the Fallen Powers—An Addendum to the “Divine Council” Video by The Bible Project Today The Bible Project released the latest episode in a series of videos exploring Spiritual Beings. This is a really… Continue reading “Two Fronts of the Body of Christ’s Witness: How Jesus-disciples Resist the Fallen Powers—An Addendum to the “Divine Council” Video by The Bible Project”…
What is Romans Really About? A Review of Preaching Romans, Edited by McKnight and Modica Even though I’ve never been in the “Reformed” theological camp, I did once regularly attend a church that was part… Continue reading “What is Romans Really About? A Review of Preaching Romans, Edited by McKnight and Modica”…
Centering Latinas to Bless the Whole Church: A Brief Review of Hermanas by Kohn, Vega Quiñones, and Garza Robinson Hospitality is at the heart of the Christian faith. Not only was it a hallmark of the early church, but… Continue reading “Centering Latinas to Bless the Whole Church: A Brief Review of Hermanas by Kohn, Vega Quiñones, and Garza Robinson”…
Smashing the Idol of White American Folk Religion: A Review of Twelve Lies That Hold America Captive by Jonathan Walton In the wake of the 2016 presidential election, many Christians in the U.S. are soul-searching. How can it be that… Continue reading “Smashing the Idol of White American Folk Religion: A Review of Twelve Lies That Hold America Captive by Jonathan Walton”…
The Popular and Problematic Race-Relations Model: A Review of Beyond Colorblind by Sarah Shin InterVarsity Press has been on a roll lately! With titles like Seeing Jesus in East Harlem by José Humphreys and… Continue reading “The Popular and Problematic Race-Relations Model: A Review of Beyond Colorblind by Sarah Shin”…
A Provocative and Pastoral Theodicy: A Brief Review of God Can’t by Thomas Jay Oord As I finished reading God Can’t by Thomas Jay Oord, I could hear the iconic chorus from Bobby Caldwell’s 1978… Continue reading “A Provocative and Pastoral Theodicy: A Brief Review of God Can’t by Thomas Jay Oord”…
We Need to Talk About the “Word of God”: Adventures in Missing the Point of the Bible There’s a scene I’ve witnessed unfold far too many times online in the past decade or so. It often begins… Continue reading “We Need to Talk About the “Word of God”: Adventures in Missing the Point of the Bible”…
2018 Book List with Recommendations It’s that time of year again! No, I’m not talking about Advent or Christmas. It’s end-of-the-year book list time! In… Continue reading “2018 Book List with Recommendations”…