…The church is a place where women and children speak and are loved and valued, where young people are given a chance to lead, and where people from across unimaginable …
Pentecostalism and Trump’s America: Part 1
I (Joel) had the privilege of hearing Dr. Carolyn Dirksen present this paper at the Society for Pentecostal Studies 2018 conference in March, and I was so moved by it that …
Categories EthicsEveryday Living
April 6, 1968: Fifty Years On
Memphis, Tennessee, April 4, 1968, 6:01pm. 50 year ago today, one of the world’s foremost leaders of civil rights and non-violence was stolen from the human community. Dr. Martin Luther …
“Christ on the Psych Ward”: A Life Raft
David Finnegan-Hosey’s new book, Christ on the Psych Ward, breathes life into a space often confined to isolation and despair: mental health. According to the National Alliance on Mental Health, 43.8 million …
Categories Arts & Culture
Hollywood’s Hypocritical Sexual Ethic: 50 Shades, Call Me by Your Name, and #MeToo
Philosopher and ethicist Martha C. Nussbaum explains that there is one form of anger––”Transition-Anger”––that is appropriate; it’s an anger that declares, in no uncertain terms, “How outrageous! Something should be …
Categories Arts & Culture
Artificial Intelligence: Are we too late?
Physicist Stephen Hawking has sounded the alarm: if humanity isn’t careful, Artificial Intelligence (AI) will destroy us. That’s just what we all need, yet another thing to be concerned about! …
Categories Arts & Culture
Violence and the Sinful Nature of “Masculinity”
As our country continues to mourn yet another tragic and senseless school shooting, a question confronts us all: How does this continue to happen? Regardless of political affiliation, we are …
Categories Academics
What if the foundational beliefs that your entire worldview is based upon are proven wrong?
Recently I wrote an article about the intersection of Pentecostalism and science to which the illustrious Joel Daniels wrote an interesting response article which hypothesized that the dynamic nature of …
Categories Bible & Theology
America’s Latest Sacrifice to Moloch
On Wednesday, February 14th at 3:41 pm, the American people completed another child sacrifice to the god Moloch. It took place at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida. …
Categories Bible & TheologyPolitics
Jesus and Our Fearless Leader’s Military Parade
If all goes according to plan, on July 4th, 2018, we Americans will have the great pleasure of seeing our fearless leader surveying his troops, tanks, jets, and missiles atop …