Working out our faith shares some similarities with an esoteric and advanced form of calculus called “transforms.” Sometimes to solve a problem, you have to do the hard work in a completely different reference frame, and then transform the result back into our day-to-day frame.
The Calculus of Faith Read More »
There’s a lot of really good fruit in the doctrine of universal reconciliation. I think it’s worth carefully thinking through how our view of personal eschatology changes us and our witness to the world around us, and affects how we relate to one another as believers.
The Good Fruit of Universal Reconciliation Read More »
(Listen to this post on our Spotify podcast or watch it on our YouTube channel!) Over the years, I’ve learned how my mind processes new data, and I’ve found that I’m a combination of an early adopter and a late adopter. Specifically, I tend to be slow to actually accept that I’ve changed my mind,
Americans seem to worship efficiency and scale – and American Christians seem to apply Henry Ford’s innovations to building Christians, just like he built the Model T. But maybe that’s not the best way to advance the Kingdom of God.
Henry Ford Christians Read More »
Many Christians think of their church as a complete independent body. Thinking of it instead as a cell in a larger body – with all the corresponding interdependencies and diversity – could bring a much-needed overhaul to the Church.
Organic Church: The Death of Churchianity Read More »
Is God’s salvation truly limited to those with right beliefs? Or is Gal 2:20 better translated as living within the faithfulness of God’s son? One puts the burden on us to believe correctly. The other rests in the completed work of Jesus. And that covers everyone, not just those who believe the right things.
An interesting feature of universal reconciliation is God’s utter determination to win back every soul God has created, no matter the cost or time. But humans can also be incredibly stubborn.
Every Created Thing Read More »
I wrote a four-part series on the various Christian doctrines of the afterlife. Any evangelical has a pretty solid idea of heaven versus hell, and streets of gold versus fire and brimstone, but I’ve learned that the verses supporting those positions are not quite what I thought.
New Series: A Discussion of Individual Eschatology Read More »
Some thoughts on infant baptism and universal salvation. It no longer seems quite as alien an idea as it did when I was steeped in evangelical theology.
On Babies, Baptism, and Universal Salvation Read More »
Those maps showing a shrinking Palestine are widely disputed by Zionism supporters, but there are some major problems with those counter claims. But there’s a better way than political or military solutions.
About Those Maps of a Shrinking Palestine… Read More »
