Recently I've heard that people on the left are more intolerant of differing opinions than people on the right. And hereâs the thing: I actually think thatâs true. But not for the reasons you might think.Â
Let me explain.
If you set a left-leaning society next to a right-leaning society, something...
When the ancient Jews were building the Temple of God, they had a unique restriction on how they handled the stones for it. "The stones used in the construction of the Temple were finished at the quarry, so there was no sound of hammer, ax, or any other iron tool at the building site" (1 Kings 6:7)....
I'd like to suggest something that may sound a bit outlandish at first: Your posture around your faith is more important than the beliefs you hold within it. Or said differently, if we had to pick one, posture is more important than doctrines.
Does this sound like heresy?
I would understand if you...
In the latest episode of Cabernet and Pray, I explored an idea that might initially sound like it doesnât belong in Christianity: the paradox of tolerance.Â
Hereâs the question I posed: At what point does our hospitality toward one person become hostility toward everyone else?
I opened with a s...
I received a text on Easter that said, âHe is risen (probably),â and I havenât stopped laughing about it. That tongue-in-cheek phrase captured something I think a lot of us feelâespecially those of us who care deeply about faith and yet have our doubts. In the latest episode of Cabernet and Pray,...
Today I posted my latest episode for Cabernet and Pray. It's a conversation with Brandan Robertson about being queer and Christian. Brandan is about to release a book that unpacks these ideas and as I read an early copy of it, I was absolutely blown away by the depth of his arguments and the way ...
This past Sunday, IÂ preached about the often-misunderstood practice of confession. Most of us feel instant anxiety when we hear the word "confession" - similar to what I felt when I once discovered my hotel room had clear glass bathroom walls! I'll never forget that moment of panic, standing ther...
Despite my deep immersion in church culture growing up, I didn't discover there was more than one Christian view of hell until my twenties. It was always just assumed that there was one way of understanding it. But this revelation changed a lot for me.
In my recent podcast episode, I explore the...
A few months ago, I started my Sunday morning message series called Rebuilding Faith. Each week's message is ten minutes or less, and I'm currently going through the Gospel of John... slowly.
I just finished chapter one after eight weeks (and an intro). Here's a list of the episodes so far in case ...
One of the stories we're exploring in our online book study this week (you can join us here) is about an assassin who ends eighteen years of oppression for the ancient Israelites under a tyrant king.
Who said the Bible was boring?
The assassin's name is Ehud, and he's one of only three people in t...
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