My Witness Will be Life and Breath: a meditation
Against the darkness that now rises in the East there can be no victory. -Denethor, Steward of Gondor Ok. I …
Category Archives: Theological Musings
The Christian and the State: a response to Seth Bouchelle
Ordinarily, I write a piece on Tuesdays about being thankful. Today, however, I am adding a new category called “special …
Walking with Bare Feet: a meditation
Amanda and I took a field trip to Austin a few days ago on our journey from Sugar Land back …
The Eschatology of Les Miserables
For the first time in my life I didn’t spend Christmas with my parents and my siblings. Instead, I stayed …
O Holy Night: a meditation
Who spoke those burdensome words: obligation, duty, responsibility? Who would mire us in niceness and surface happiness while Love—raw and …
Why the Incarnation Matters: answering a #progGOD challenge
Last week I said that I would be exploring the aesthetic of the Christ event in the coming weeks. And, …
God?
Last night Amanda and I went to Highland’s “Here With Us” at the Paramount. It was beautiful. And, because it …
Lord Let me Love
There are those angry voices out there, shouting that Jesus “demands obedience” and we need to get “radical” and if …
All is Grace: Reading the World as a Christian
There is a tendency by those who hold faith to read the world ideologically. What I mean is that there …
Why I will not be the Head of my Household
So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; …
Lean Into It
“Lean into it,” I whisper to the screen. The words come out sounding inevitable. Like there is no other choice. …
Bleeding Love
Who am I? A question I’ve asked again and again. And the answer is always, “you are my beloved son, …
Praying Part Two: The Activity of God in the Mundane
Yesterday, I blogged about the problem I have being able to interact with God as if he were an external …
Praying Part 1: Imagination and Thinking out Loud
As I mentioned a couple of days ago, I am reading T.M. Luhrmann’s book—When God Talks Back. Dr. Luhrmann is …
I am saved right now: two snapshots
Sarah Bessey has asked “What is saving your life right now?” These are my responses: * * * I’m spending …
Reflections on Christian Camping
I have been involved with various Christian camps—mostly ACU’s Leadership Camps—for a good chunk of my life. In the summer …
Why I am Taking a Three Month Break from Blogging
I haven’t blogged in a month. Not that anyone has really missed me but me. But still, this is the …
Why I hold the politics I do part 2 (a sermon by Martin Luther King Jr.)
My Testimony
Jesus transforms lives. And he does it through his Spirit and through other people. This story will be—of necessity—incomplete and …
Why I Deleted Facebook and Twitter Part 2: Connection is a Symptom Not a Cure (A TED Talk)
Here is a TED talk that explains part of the reason why I recently deleted my Facebook and Twitter accounts. …
