Lighten Up: Theological Love

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…

Lighten Up: You Gotta Believe In Something, Man! May 16, 2014

Two things here: 1) How does this philosopher not see that “not believing in believing” is itself a belief? 2) Is that a turtleneck or is that philosopher just really hairy?

Lighten Up: Use Your Freedom For Good March 11, 2016

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The Politics of Jesus October 18, 2016

Many are so conditioned by the mindset of the world that they can’t even envision an alternative way of affecting society and politics other than by playing the political game as it is done by the established governmental system. Some thus conclude that, since Jesus didn’t try to overhaul the political systems of his day…

Lighten Up: Eat, Pray, Love March 7, 2014

Lighten Up: How to Move Through Fear January 22, 2016

Are you struggling with fear over a new challenge? Here are two simple techniques that might help you to get past it. Have a great weekend everyone! Video credit: Emily Pereira on The Huffington Post