A Jewish Origin Story (Genesis 1-2:3)
“Genesis 1 is not a myth of battle and conquest; it is a poem of order and purpose, teaching that humanity’s place is as caretaker, not slave or subject.” —…
What Really Matters: Red Letter Commandments We Missed
“The ‘vampire Christian’ is one who wants a little of Christ’s blood for their sins but doesn’t want any of His life for their life.” — Dallas Willard There’s a…
Demythologizing Addiction: A Recovering Pastor’s Map Through the Wreckage
“Those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick. I have not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.” — Luke 5:31-32 In AA, we like…
An Introduction to Sonship: John 1:6-18
“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things were made through him, and without him was not…
When Salvation Needs Enemies, It Isn’t Jesus
Last week wasn’t an easy one, and there was stuff from normal life and recovery. While preparing for the Bible in Context, Genesis 2:24–25 kept coming up in life too:…
When the Ancient Path Found Me: A Year with Peruvian Shamanism
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John 1:1-5 — A Jewish Mystic Prologue to a Greco-Roman World
Almost a year ago, we did an introduction to the Gospel of John. It was an attempt to cross off a decade-old New Year’s resolution that turned into writing a…
Every Day Thanksgiving: This Is the Day the Lord Has Made
“The greatest of all illusions is to take things for granted.” — G.K. Chesterton Happy Thanksgiving! Holiday loneliness, family drama, financial burdens, and avoiding political and controversial issues at the…
“Am I Safe?” — From PTSD to Providence in “I AM”
“Once we know that the entire physical world around us, all of creation, is both the hiding place and the revelation place for God, this world becomes home, safe, enchanted,…
The War Inside:Psalm 35, Music,& Praising In Pain
David stood as an iconic priest-king archetype, something of a hierophant, a figure who mediated the Divine on behalf of the people. Before all of that, he was first a…
