Does Sin Make God Angry or Sad? [Choose Wisely]
What does God think when he sees our violent and corrupt world? How does he feel when he sees all of our mistakes, doubts, and addictions? What does God experience as he reflects on the seemingly...
View ArticleA Lamech Christology
The Apostle Paul regularly utilized what is called “Adam Christology” – that is, a way of understanding Christ in light of Adam. Just as Adam brought death, so Christ brought life. Just as all those...
View ArticleMatriarchy Before the Fall
What if the world was originally created as a matriarchy? (*cue dramatic gasp*) John Howard Yoder often explored this possibility by laying out the following pieces of evidence [discussed in Nugent’s...
View ArticleAddiction: A Micro-Memoir
I find it strange to hear others speak freely about an addiction. The world of an addict is a world without the freedom of speech. A memoir about addiction makes even less sense to me. Addictions...
View ArticleMy Master’s Degree: An Invitation to Rebel
Two of my favorite professors – Dr. Ben Blackwell and Dr. Randy Hatchett “As a faithful child of the Enlightenment, I must admit that just the thought of adopting a theological hermeneutic makes me...
View ArticleInterview with Thomas Jay Oord on “The Uncontrollable Love of God”
Thomas Jay Oord is a professor at Northwest Nazarene University who is perhaps best known for his theological approach to the topic of God’s love. He is also the author of the upcoming book, “The...
View ArticleA World of Terror Needs the Mary of Advent
Mary, the mother of Jesus. In the Christian tradition, my tradition, she is rightly honored as the theotokos, the bearer of God. Unfortunately, Mary is far too often white-washed into an American...
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