In chapters 4-6 of Hosea, a passage occurs that Jesus quotes at least twice in the New Testament: For I desire mercy and not sacrifice, And the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings. ~ This has a lot to say to us religious people...
I am totally jazzed to be part of the 2015 Rethinking Hell Conference, this year held on the campus of Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena, California. Here’s the details. Let me know if you’re going, I’ll be, ahem, on staff ;). Never hurts to know...
1. A Brief History of My Communities My childhood was spent within a family whose ideology can be characterized as agnostic, scientific, and feminist. My parents divorced when I was 3 years old, and I never saw my father again until I found him at...
A few weeks ago, the excellent British radio show and podcast Unbelievable aired a 30 minute debate (way too short) on the topic of Conditional Immortality – the doctrine that claims the Bible does not teach eternal conscious torment for the unrepentant, but rather, annihilation....
This post is part of a series. In my current class in seminary, IS502: PRACTICE OF CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY, we read a series of passages where Jesus does miracles that display the restoration of people to society. Those passages include: Jesus Heals a Man with Leprosy (Luke...
This post is part of a series. No matter how far I progress in the spiritual life, I still have a subterranean anger that defies resolution. Sure, I have days of bliss and contentment, but more often, I have a nagging anger that can display...
This post is part of a series. The whole reason (whole reason, get it?) that I write in the first place is to … well, there are multiple reasons. Why do we write? Out of a Need to Be Heard and Validated I suspect that...
I just published a two part series over at Rethinking Hell. Enjoy. 10 Video Game Depictions of Hell (Part 1) 10 Video Game Depictions of Hell (Part 2)
