I hope that this means something. I hope it can help someone, and that it gives some perspective and light in a world that often seems overwhelmingly bleak. I’ve been struggling lately. Not with depression exactly, but with the overwhelming sense of pain and suffering that I experience daily here on the border. And I’veContinue reading “How Crisis Makes Us Hurt Each Other”
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Light Shines in Darkness
Do you ever feel like there’s evil creeping up on you? Like a flood is going to rush for 40 days and 40 nights and take over your heart and mind? Sometimes I do. Most of the time I’m not really a believer. Sure, intellectually I assent to the things that I profess to believe.Continue reading “Light Shines in Darkness”
Not About Hell: What Jesus Really Meant by the Narrow Path
“Go in through the narrow gate. The gate that leads to destruction is broad and the road wide, so many people enter through it. But the gate that leads to life is narrow and the road difficult, so few people find it. –(Matthew 7:13, 14, Common English Bible). What does the above passage mean toContinue reading “Not About Hell: What Jesus Really Meant by the Narrow Path”
You Are Loved: The Central Message of Scripture
My friends, There is one simple truth in Scripture that can change everything about our world. But we often fail to take it seriously. Consider the words of John: “This is love: it is not that we loved God but that he loved us and sent his Son as the sacrifice that deals with ourContinue reading “You Are Loved: The Central Message of Scripture”
We Already Know the Answer. We Just Choose not to Live It.
I’ve been sitting with a question from the Gospel of Luke lately, a question that has echoed across centuries: “Who is my neighbor?” For context, this question comes from a moment when a lawyer was trying to trip up Jesus. This lawyer would have been extremely familiar with the most intimate details of the JewishContinue reading “We Already Know the Answer. We Just Choose not to Live It.”
Reevaluating Biblical Inerrancy: A Personal Journey
*Warning: this will make some readers uncomfortable. However, it is important to engage thoughtfully and respectfully with perspectives that differ from your own. Introduction Hi, friends. I know, I know. I’ve been absent for a while. We’ve been packing and preparing for our trip back to the United States. We’re spending time with our families,Continue reading “Reevaluating Biblical Inerrancy: A Personal Journey”
Caffeinated Chronicles: Part 9-Faith Journeys: Navigating the Gray Zones of Belief with Shane Claiborne and Upton Sinclair
Shane Claiborne, what can I say. In the story of my spiritual journey, there’s probably no single individual who has been more influential. And I discovered him thanks to a Lutheran teacher. I’ve already talked about my cognitive dissonance at the discovery that Lutherans, whom I believed weren’t Christians, loved Jesus as much as anyContinue reading “Caffeinated Chronicles: Part 9-Faith Journeys: Navigating the Gray Zones of Belief with Shane Claiborne and Upton Sinclair”
Caffeinated Chronicles: Part 8-Questioning Faith: Navigating the Rapids of Cognitive Dissonance in Lutheran Waters
Talking to myself I have to apologize once more. I’ve let my blog lapse a bit, since I’ve been rather busy the last couple of weeks. I know I have an audience of thousands, just waiting with breath held for my next post. Just kidding. I know I’m mostly talking to myself. That’s ok. InContinue reading “Caffeinated Chronicles: Part 8-Questioning Faith: Navigating the Rapids of Cognitive Dissonance in Lutheran Waters”
Brewing Faith Part 2: A Pretentious Look at Being Pretentious
Yeah, I’m gonna write about coffee again. What? Did you think that I titled my blog “Coffee and Theology” for nothing? I’ve spent some time writing posts about my background and my theological misgivings. But I don’t want to lose focus of the second great love of my life after Jesus (third, if you countContinue reading “Brewing Faith Part 2: A Pretentious Look at Being Pretentious”
Brewing Faith Part 1: Sipping on Coffee and Theology, One Cup at a Time
I like coffee. There. I said it. I really, really, really like coffee. This post won’t be a follow up to my series about my development and theology. Instead, it’ll be about my love of my favorite beverage. It’ll be part of a series about coffee and different types of coffee that I like. IContinue reading “Brewing Faith Part 1: Sipping on Coffee and Theology, One Cup at a Time”
Coffee & Theology 