Jacob’s Wages: The Cost of Trying Too Hard
There’s a pattern in Jacob’s story, the grandson of Abraham. It’s one that chased me until it brought me to an end. “Grace is not opposed to effort, it is…
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Genesis
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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…
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.” —…
“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,…
Good Fruit & Fresh Springs: Unraveling the Chiastic Structure & Old Testament Allusions of James 3:9-12
In a guest post on Progressive Christianity covering the first part of James 3:1-8, we looked at some Noahic allusions, illustrating our personal communication’s constructive and destructive nature. All of…
The Impossible Task of Taming Our Tongues: Noahic Allusions in James 3:1-8
*This is the draft of a guest post I submitted to another website, available here for Patreon members. The second part is on Drunk Pastor and Patreon members have early access to it.
Leaving Our Fathers & Mothers: A Dilemma of Fear and Faith
At the end of Genesis 2, right before the shrewd serpent enters the next chapter, it states, “Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast…
The Hypocrisy of Outrage: The Drag Queen Last Supper Controversy
The recent Olympics Drag Queen 'Last Supper' controversy riled everyone up, including me—not because it happened, but because of how Christians engaged with it. One pastor posted his concern about the Christian outrage and vehement rhetoric. It went viral. The comments railed against him were harsh, to have more confidence in calling sin "sin" and confronting the evil in the world, that he was sinning by approving of sin. Here's the thing: those comments are evil and sinful. That pastor did call out sin and sinners wouldn't have it. Such reactions reflect a Christian's inability to address their lack of love, faith, and hope, revealing their unaddressed sins. The demand to throw the first stone, I'm sorry people, is a sin. If you're holding a rock in your hand (or have just thrown one), you can't walk away from Jesus without your name written in the sand.
