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My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses.
The Hate You Teach: John MacArthur
It doesn’t make sense to me now but it sure as hell did back then.
The Shadow of the Cross
The shadow of the cross has not disappeared. It echoes through eternity.
The Billy Graham Rule and Its Inadvertent Degradation of Women
“From that day on, I did not travel, meet or eat alone with a woman other than my wife.”
The Slaughterhouse of God
The Nazis were not the first to burn children. God’s people did so long before.
The Dangers of a Heaven Obsessed Christian Mind
What a beautiful hope. A dream, almost, to live in a place where suffering no longer exists. We become immortal hedonists. At least that’s what some Christians make it sound like.
Compassion for the Sojourner
“Love them as yourself, for you were foreigners in Egypt.”
Curse God and Die
God Is Not Afraid of Your Pain
Theories of Atonement
Did Jesus pay Satan a hefty ransom for humanity’s redemption?
About Last Sunday: Message Notes and Other Things
Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name.
Traits of Abusive Leaders
We’re here to restore people to fellowship, not power, remember that.
1826 Days in Canada: A Short Story.
Welp, that’s five years in Canada for us. Let’s see what happens in the next five!
Why God’s Justice is Good News
Divine Justice is equally retributive and reparative.
The Alien and the Earth
What am I to you, World, but a passing stranger?
Whole Bodies. Halved Souls.
How plagued we are by this broken duality.
One Year of Blogging in the Books!
I launched this blog one year ago today.
Love Your Neighbor: Afghanistan
Love your neighbor.
Of Christians, Pandemics, and Pro-Life Hypocrisy
Bear one another’s burdens.
The Ever Preaching Heart: The Life and Legacy of Job
How can we preach a message we have not believed?
Repost: Consider Your Ways
Despair does not lie in being weary of suffering, but in being weary of joy.
Faith Built On Fear: An Observation of a Christian Mind Fueled by Fear
We become enslaved by the doing of things for God to receive things from God. Christ has delivered us from these ascetic tendencies because they serve no purpose.
Short Post: Struggling With Numbness and Rage
I’m stuck in between numbness and rage in the face of continual abuse of power, denial of trauma and racism, denial of the legacy of racism and trauma, denial of abuse all around.
“Guilty!” A Bittersweet Narrative
I am content with this verdict. I am also distraught by how many other officers have escaped justice over the years.
The Case Against the Internet Jesus Part 2 – “Historical” Jesus
Historical Jesus?
The Case Against the Internet Jesus: Part 1 – “Colonizer” Jesus
Colonizer Jesus?
The Burden of History & The Curse of Heritage
A Review of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary’s Racist History and Present Day Iconolatry of Slave Owners
How to Cope with Life Throughout Derek Chauvin’s Murder Trial: Consider Nehemiah’s Resolve
Our expression should not be retaliatory but redemptive.
Thoughts on our Preaching Masterclass (so far)
I’ve had the privilege of participating in a preaching masterclass offered by our church’s executive pastor, Rohan Samuels, M.T.S.; ThD (cand.). I’m thankful for the course because it brings out the validity and technicality of what preaching can be. The weight of transferring that which is plainly visible on the pages of scripture onto anContinue reading “Thoughts on our Preaching Masterclass (so far)”
Church Health 101: Destigmatizing Pain and Suffering
The Lewis Revelation “Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear. The frequent attempt to conceal mental pain increases the burden: it is easier to say ‘My tooth is aching’ than to say ‘My heart is broken.’” C.S. Lewis, The Problem of Pain ItContinue reading “Church Health 101: Destigmatizing Pain and Suffering”
Olivet Theory 