The “Orientalizing Period” & Borrowed Greek Canon (pt. 2)
“If you want a new idea, read an old book.” — Ivan Pavlov The imaginary line separating East from West is a lot closer to home than many realize. In…
Eastern Resistance: Hidden Foundations of Greek Philosophy, Protestant Language, & Mysticism (pt. 1)
This is a three-part series. The first part covers the intersection of theology and modernity; the next explains some ancient origins of the divide between the two; and the final…
All My Relations
While writing my book, a conclusion came into sight that brought tools, implications, and direction. One of those was what I called the 1-to-1 Relationship. It is learning to encounter…
Pivot Mental States: The Power of Worship
Worshipping Jesus isn’t nice. It’s good medicine. As I’ve learned with a lot of things, what matters in worship is the how, not so much the what. As a concept,…
Christians Can Use Tarot: A Case for Biblical Symbols & Spiritual Formation
“It seems as if the set of pictures in the Tarot cards were distantly descended from the archetypes of transformation, a view that has been confirmed for me in a…
Atonement With A 1000 Faces: Humanity as the Unified Theory
“The current gospel then becomes a ‘gospel of sin management.’ Transformation of life and character is no part of the redemptive message.” — Dallas Willard A millennia-long battle has been…
The Math of Oneness: How The Bible Collapses Dichotomies
“Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one. You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all…
Christianity Beyond Rome: A Silk Road Field Trip
“And he made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of the earth, having determined allotted periods and the boundaries of their dwelling place,…
The Geometry of Orthodoxy: Participatory vs. Autocentric and Our Narcissism of Small Differences
“Where the Church is, there is the Spirit of God; and where the Spirit of God is, there is the Church and all grace.” — St. Irenaeus of Lyons, Against…
Psalm 121 & Strikes Of The Moon
“The Psalms are not primarily about God but about the life of the soul in relation to God.” — C.S. Lewis In front of me was the director of the…
