Explanations, Not Excuses I've spent the last thirty years or so dealing with people in a variety of pastoral and educational settings. One of the things that I've found to be true is that there's ALWAYS a reason for the way people are.People can be wonderful, and I've worked with many such people over these years. … Continue reading Explanations, Not Excuses

Paul says many astonishing things in Romans. One of them is that we Christians, followers of Jesus who are far removed from his day & time, are nevertheless participants in his death & resurrection. "All of us who were baptized into Jesus were baptized into his death. ... as Christ was raised from the dead, … Continue reading The Chains Are Broken

Recently, I retweeted @benreed: "The way you love your spouse reveals your theology much more clearly than a thousand sermons.”My wife, who occasionally likes to pin me down in things I say, asked me: "Okay, so what theology does our marriage communicate?"  As near as I can recall, here's how I responded.Marriage is where God … Continue reading Theology and Marriage

http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2013/11/17/6-contractors-found-beheaded-in-Afghanistan http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2013/11/15/U-K-Minister-At-Georgetown-World-Cannot-Stand-Idle-As-Christianity-Faces-Extinction Is there a future where Islam and the West coexist peacefully and productively? I'm not an expert on Islam; I'm an interested amateur. But the people I know who have studied the issue, Christian scholars of religion who have lived in (and been educated in) the Middle East and Europe, are incredibly negative … Continue reading Islam & the West–Coexist? Really?