Deeper Than Sunday
4 Obstacles to Prayer
Watch the full message here. Did you ever think about the fact that Jesus prayed a prayer that was not answered? He prayed that he would not have to...
Flourishing Under Quarantine | Surrender
Listen to the full message HERE. One of the greatest challenges under quarantine has been the relinquishing of control. That includes control over the outcomes of my spiritual practices....
The Missing Link to Karl Barth’s Exegesis
I am excited to share that previously untranslated portions of Barth’s Lectures on John’s Gospel will be included as a bonus chapter for all pre-orders of Seeing by the...
The Disorientation of Faith
This is a season of faith disorientation. Our experience of life, the world, and thus also, of God, have been utterly disrupted. It is hard to even imagine what...
Divorce | The Real and the Ideal
Hear the full message HERE. Divorce is a hard topic. Especially in the church. It feels like some pretty strict things have been said about it, and every...
Jesus and the End Times
Mark 13. You can listen to the whole message HERE. However ironic, this week we come by complete coincidence, to Jesus’ teaching on the end times. For many of us,...
Narrative and the Historical Jesus, Part 2 – Hans Frei
Read Part One of this series HERE. In light of MacIntyre’s work on narrative and intelligibility, we are now prepared to speak specifically about matters of identity with respect to...
Narrative and the Historical Jesus, Part 1 – Alisdair MacIntyre
There has been a great deal of ink spilled over the question, “Who was Jesus?” It is a question that still fascinates me personally, and it took me on one of...
How you Imagine the World Impacts How You Interpret the Word
One phenomenon that makes reading and interpreting scripture so interesting is what the author Charles Taylor called “the modern social imaginary.” It is why we seem to imagine the...
Allegiance to Jesus Above Everything Else
Mark 12:17-34. Catch the full message HERE. In a political climate such as ours, and especially in the midst of an election year, undoubtedly, “Caesar” is getting what belongs to...