For those not paying attention, here’s a public service announcement: the United States is in a prolonged moment of societal crisis. That seems a bit overblown, I know, but those …
Categories Politics
Reflections on the Church of God General Overseer attending the White House Dinner
On August 27th, the White House hosted a dinner for Evangelical leaders from around the country. These men and women serve in various capacities and the administration chose them due …
Categories Ethics
Rock and Sand: Christian Ethics in an Unethical World
In this post I’d like to broadly consider ethics: why are ethics important, and assuming they are, what is required for ethical living? Disgust Perhaps the most fundamental question regarding …
Categories Bible & TheologyEveryday Living
Phyloxenia: Love of the Stranger
What is Philoxenia? When I first heard this word, I wondered if I had just stumbled upon a new kind of flower, Philoxenia… sort of like a Xenia or phlox …
Categories Arts & Culture
“Woe To You”: A Theology of Children
Remember the simpler times before the U.S. President refused to uphold his most basic oath––representing and supporting his citizens––when all we had to worry about was how our nation detained …
This is not a “Left-Right” Issue
On May 7, Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced that the justice department will begin to criminally prosecute every person who illegally crosses the border. This hard-line policy has resulted in …
Categories Bible & TheologyEthics
When is it time to leave the faith?
In one of my first classes at Boston University School of Theology, we explored the expansive terrain called “Christianity.” At one point I asked my professor (who eventually became my …
Categories Bible & Theology
Spotlight: Follow the Spirit with GoCorps!
Let’s begin with the end in mind: “After this I looked, and there before me was a great multitude that no one could count, from every nation, tribe, people and …
Categories Everyday Living
Coming Out…The Other Side
Hi, my name is Tilley and I am a Christian. I identify as a bisexual female, which you’ve heard a bit about from my mother. I’ve always thought I was a …
Pentecostalism and Trump’s America: Part 4
The rest of this is more or less my own thinking, so it is open to huge amounts of disagreement. Before Pat Robertson lured Pentecostals to dominion theology, there was …