Sermon: Are You Hungry?
Sermon Text: Luke 19.1-10. I originally preached this sermon on November 3, 2019, at Atonement Lutheran Church in Beloit. The live version was actually a… Read More »Sermon: Are You Hungry?
theology
Podcast: Rule of Faith, Rule of Love, Rule of Hope
And now for something completely different. It’s time to go back to podcasting. My friends of The Fringe hooked me up with great theme music.… Read More »Podcast: Rule of Faith, Rule of Love, Rule of Hope
What the Hell do We do with…Hell (Part 4)
Having already taken a brief look at conservative and moderate theologies of hell, the last episode began an exploration to a revisionist approach. In that… Read More »What the Hell do We do with…Hell (Part 4)
What the Hell do We do with…Hell (Part 3)
Whereas the first and second episodes in this series offer synopses of a conservative and moderate/traditionalist perspectives on hell, this one introduces us to what… Read More »What the Hell do We do with…Hell (Part 3)
What the Hell do We do with…Hell (Part 2)
In this four-part series, I explore various contemporary understandings of hell. Last episode looked at a couple of conservative evangelical approaches. This episode looks at… Read More »What the Hell do We do with…Hell (Part 2)
What the Hell do We do with…Hell? (Part 1)
My impression is that many (if not most) progressives don’t believe in “hell”. This whole idea that a God who is love would consign someone… Read More »What the Hell do We do with…Hell? (Part 1)
New Book Coming: A Theology of Dog
The likely cover for book #2 The craziness of life is leading me to reduce my weekly blogging to whenever I can get to it.… Read More »New Book Coming: A Theology of Dog
A Progressive Christian Hope for The Kingdom of God
Hope is important in ways that we often don’t realize. It is ultimately what drives us to do as we do. The stronger the hope,… Read More »A Progressive Christian Hope for The Kingdom of God
Imago Dei: Dog the Father, Dog the Son, and Cat the Hissing Spirit
A diverse family My household contains one cat, one human, and one dog. Three different species with three different personalities. As you may be able… Read More »Imago Dei: Dog the Father, Dog the Son, and Cat the Hissing Spirit
Jesus: Historical or Mythical?
When Bart Ehrman’s Did Jesus Exist?: The Historical Argument for Jesus of Nazarethhit the shelves last year, he encountered considerable criticism from several scholars. This… Read More »Jesus: Historical or Mythical?