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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
Looking Backward to Move Forward: A Review of Resilient Faith by Gerald Sittser
What initially attracted me to Resilient Faith was a phrase from the subtitle: “Third Way.” As someone who has been…
Covered in the Blood of Jesus: Christians Culpable for Killing Our Neighbors
Fellow Israelites, listen to this: Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and…
Truth that Unsettles is Truth that Transforms: A Review of Unsettling Truths by Mark Charles and Soong-Chan Rah
Prophecy is often fundamentally misunderstood in modern, Western Christian circles—perhaps especially among white Evangelicals. Prophecy has been all too often…
‘The Snake’ vs. ‘The Good Samaritan’: Two Diametrically Opposed Teachings and a Choice of Discipleship
Stories are powerful because they draw us in. Stories engage our imaginations, evoke our emotions, and motivate us to take…
Rethinking “Heaven” & “Hell”
Rethinking “Heaven” This, then, is how you should pray: ‘Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name, your kingdom come, your will…