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Wrestling with Scripture
How do we reckon with passages of the Bible that seem inconsistent with the way Christ wishes us to behave and think? In what ways does the Bible reflect the divine will, and in what ways does it bear...
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An Old New Way of Reading the Bible
The fundamentalist reader and the modern biblical scholar using historico-critical methods are the obverse and reverse of the same coin. They are concerned with the Bible as fact, as real history; so...
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Wesley’s Caution about the “Three Simple Rules”
When properly interpreted, the General Rules of the United Societies provide helpful guidance for the Christian life. According to these rules, one should: Do no harm. Do good. Attend upon all the...
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“Alternative Facts” and Christian Truth
Lately I have been thinking a lot about the matter of “alternative facts.” While it hasn’t been named in exactly this way before, the phenomenon of “alternative facts” is nothing new. People have...
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Protected: Left, Right, and Center: Some Misconceptions
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View ArticleThe Resurrection: What is it? What does it mean? Why does it matter?
Easter is less than a week away, and in this new podcast, Scott, Maggie, and I talk about what it means to say that Christ is risen. We also get into what it means to talk about our own resurrection....
View ArticleOn the Authority of Scripture
I was recently invited to participate in a dialogue on the authority of Scripture at United Theological Seminary with friend, Rev. Dr. Mike Slaughter. We were each given fifteen minutes to talk about...
View ArticleRecommended: The Marks of Scripture
Many Christians today simply have no functional doctrine of Scripture. We may affirm that Scripture is “inspired” or “the word of God,” but we don’t fill these terms up with very much content. Some...
View ArticleDo-It-Yourself Religion
I see this more and more often. Faith is no longer something we share among a community of believers, but a possession in the hands of an individual who will shape it to his or her liking. Perhaps this...
View ArticleHard Questions and Protestant Churches: We Can Do Better
Protestants aren’t very good at dealing with difficult social/ethical issues. Roman Catholics, while they have their own problems, are much better at this. Why? They have an extensive body of...
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