Tomorrow my wife and I travel to Rome, I from Zagreb by bus, she by plane from Nashville. We will meet in Rome & fly back to Zagreb early next week. Having never been to The Eternal City, we’re both really psyched about spending a couple of days there. Even the rain showers in the … Continue reading Trip to Rome

If you want to understand how "progressives" think, you should read Freddie deBoer's Substack. FdB is a brilliant writer and observer of things political and cultural. He is close enough to the progressives to see them up close and personal, but far enough away to offer clear-eyed descriptions and criticisms. A foul-mouthed stoner prophet to … Continue reading The Greatness of Freddie deBoer

Sorry to be so inconsistent with posting. I have been rewriting old lectures for my graduate class in New Testament theology, which I am teaching at VETU (http://www.evtos.hr/en/home/) in Osijek, Croatia. And--to be honest--prepping for the lectures is kicking my tail. I am thinking about posting those lectures on a podcast, maybe resurrect the old … Continue reading Race, Racism, and Justice

I delivered my first online lecture for the Evangelical Theological Seminary (Visoko evanđeosko teološko učilište, or VETU) in Osijek, Croatia yesterday. The class was "Contemporary Approaches to New Testament Theology", and we discussed the differences between biblical theology and systematic theology, and how theology can inform worldview. It was SO GOOD to be lecturing again; … Continue reading Theology Class

What is the worst threat Christianity in America (or anywhere) faces today? Lots of candidates, lots of ink being spilled and dollars being raised over that question. So much of the current culture war depends on people on the right being convinced that wokeness is the worst threat America faces. Let me let you in … Continue reading The Worst Threat Christianity in America Faces

There are two Republicans I would happily & proudly work to elect President in 2024: Georgia governor Brian Kemp & former Indiana governor Mitch Daniels. Real conservatism without the performative nonsense. And Daniels's record as president of Purdue University is beyond impressive.

I am very excited right now, because I am about to start teaching New Testament Theology (in English) for Visoko Evanđeosko Teološko Učilište, the evangelical seminary in Osijek, Croatia. I will be lecturing online for most of the semester, and in Osijek for an intensive week. l am PUMPED. I haven't taught theology since I … Continue reading Much Excitement

Here’s the story of a Black Studies professor, himself African American, teaching anti-racism to a select small group of high school students … … whose students kicked him out of his own anti-racism class for being insufficiently anti-racist. https://twitter.com/hunterbaker/status/1624777454999986178?s=46&t= A few thoughts. 1. Not all anti-racism is the same. Some is poisonous, some is potentially … Continue reading Toxic Organizational Culture

If I planted a church (which—again—will never happen), what would I do to help my people be mature in their beliefs? I would use the Apostles’ Creed as a regular part of worship. I would make it clear that the Bible, not the creed , is the BASIS of our theology. But the creed is … Continue reading If I Planted a Church (pt 2)