Jesus & Paul Walk Into A Bar – An Agreement Ensues

I had to read the book of Romans today in one sitting for my New Testament class…before you fall asleep reading that sentence, or wonder why anyone would subject themselves to such a thing, keep reading. I have had my share of conversations and personal moments of reflection over the past few weeks on whether […]

Yes & No

Who is God? Is God good? Does God love all people? Does the violence in the Old Testament mean that God is about violence? Is the Bible recording God’s posture towards outsiders or humanity’s inability to understand God? Did the Israelites win battles or did God? Does God want peace? Was Jesus more than a […]

Communion/Lord’s Table/Eucharist: Some Provocations

I read something last quarter that in many ways altered my way of thinking about communion as a sacrament of the church, especially in how it is practiced in the Evangelical and Catholic churches today. Scot McKnight, in his book A Community Called Atonement, opened up a gigantic can of proverbial worms (the can is […]