Lighten Up: Theological Love

Lighten Up: What Jesus Said NEVER February 13, 2015

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Goodbye Beloved “Friend at First Sight” March 26, 2015

I don’t believe in “love at first sight,” but I do believe that once in a great while, some fortunate people encounter “friends at first sight.”  Maybe you know what I’m talking about. There are certain people whose chemistry just seems to draw you in.  Minutes after meeting them you find yourself engaging with them,…

Reflections on Divine Violence in the Old Testament February 25, 2013

As some of you know, for the last five years I’ve been working on a book addressing the problem of divine violence in the OT. (For alleged violence in the NT, see Thomas R. Yoder Neufeld, Killing Enmity: Violence in the New Testament (Baker Academic, 2011).  It will be a highly academic tome, approximately 600…

Reversing Babel July 14, 2016

Several generations after the flood, we read in Gen 11 how humans were still living in one locale and had one common language and culture. Then someone came up with the brilliant idea that they should construct an enormous tower that would reach “to the heavens” in order to make a name for themselves and…

The Kingdom Stance Toward Enemies August 15, 2016

Jesus was praying in the garden of Gethsemane, when a group of temple guards showed up to arrest him. Peter immediately drew his sword and started swinging it, cutting off a guard’s ear. From the world’s point of view, this violence was justified. Peter was simply defending himself and his master. Yet Jesus rebuked him,…

Lighten Up: Finding Jesus December 12, 2014

Although this isn’t a Christmas comic, we thought it was fitting for this time of year when it’s sometimes hard to find Jesus in the middle of holiday stress. Have a great week and remember, Jesus is very near.