Justice Work and the Nature of God: Dr. King, Rabbi Heschel, and Bryan Stevenson—the Impossibility of Divine Impassibility
It’s MLK weekend, so churches and faith-based organizations all over the United States, and around the world, will honor Dr.…
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Only a Suffering God Can Help: A Review of Divine Impassibility: Four Views (Part 2)
If you’re just tuning in, this is second of a two-part review. If you haven’t already, check out part one…
Only a Suffering God Can Help: A Review of Divine Impassibility: Four Views (Part 1)
“You mean there are people who think God doesn’t experience pain?” she responded. “That’s messed up! How could anyone think…
On Getting Grace Right…
Since it’s Christmastide, it’s a great time to explore one of the most fundamental subjects related to Christmas: Grace. Christmastide…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…