In recent years, more people have recognized the reality of spiritual abuse, but confusion remains about what it can look like in different settings, and what kinds of behaviors and patterns qualify for this label. […]
During his earthly ministry, Jesus was deeply and personally involved in the lives of the disabled. In all four Gospels, from the beginning of his ministry to the end, Jesus heals the disabled—but more importantly, […]
I first read Orthodoxy when I was sixteen. I was extremely impressed with G. K. Chesterton’s precise thinking, writing style, and wit, and the librarian who helped me with my inter-library loan copy was extremely […]
Kristin L. Kellen is a counselor and an assistant professor of counseling at a seminary, and she wrote this book for both lay and professional Christian counselors. It is academic but very readable, and is […]
One of the things that I’ve become more aware of in the past few years is that diversity and assimilation are not substitutes. Too many primarily white evangelical churches long for diversity, but what they […]
Every church that I’ve ever worked in has struggled with its educational ministry. There’s a loose idea that we should be teaching, a general idea of how to teach, but rarely anything that coheres into […]
The topic of the Holy Spirit can often be overwhelming. Churches and denominational traditions seem to either place the Spirit in a place of great prominence or very nearly downplay the Spirit into nonexistence, at […]
As a pastor and public theologian, one of my pet peeves in Christian culture is the moralistic way in which the Old Testament is often taught. Whether in children’s Sunday School classes or from the […]
I’m not exactly a Greek scholar. Languages were never my forte and I’ve been quite content in my ministry to leave the job of parsing the Greek to people more qualified. Besides, every time I […]
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