Writing Docket & Drunk Pastor Update
A bit of a personal update that serves a secondary purpose of cataloguing current projects in the docket. All of these are underway, and some are on Patreon. Day Job…
THROWBACK: Strangers in the Kingdom of God
*AUTHOR’S NOTE: Originally posted October 9, 2017, on www.validambiguity.com. Throwback posts are Patreon exclusives, but there have been two Patreon posts recently, more coming, and recent drafts and leftovers on Patreon. Plus, this…
Elijah, Part II — Collapse, Care, & the God Who Meets Prophets in Gutters
“…the quietest means are the mightiest.” — F.D. Maurice Mt. Carmel felt like the pinnacle: fire from heaven, prophets of Baal were slaughtered, people confessed, and the drought ended. However,…
Elijah, Part I: Fire, Authority, & Making A Burnout Prophet (1 Kings 17-18)
Updated: 4/21/2026 The old post is now the first main section of Fire & Mantles: A Peek Behind The Veil of Elijah & Elisha. For new readers, this is a…
Bible in Context: Revelation (Class Audio & Slides)
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Bible In Context: Gospel of John (Class Audio & Slides)
“In the biblical understanding, knowledge of God does not come through inference alone, but through participation in God’s action. One comes to know by entering into the reality being revealed.”…
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…
