Lighten Up: What Jesus Said NEVER

Lighten Up: My Favorite! December 19, 2014

He always gives the best gifts.

Lighten Up: Your Church Should Welcome This Friend February 27, 2015

Cartoon via nakedpastor.com

The Missing Jesus September 4, 2012

Jonathan Martin wrote this compelling blog on the missing Jesus last month. It’s a thoughtful reflection on how easy it is to put Jesus in a box that conforms to our political, religious or social agenda. But the real Jesus is not an idea; he’s a person. And he’s a person who is constantly breaking…

Part 4: An Alternative Cross-Centered Approach April 16, 2015

Image by Karl Pang via Flickr As I mentioned in Part II of this review, I am deeply appreciative of the fact that Flood grasps the centrality of enemy-loving non-violence in Jesus’ revelation of God. And while many, if not most, of the depictions of Yahweh in the Old Testament are consistent with this revelation, I…

Lighten Up: Double Standard Theology January 10, 2014

Something stinks here.

God Became a Zygote December 15, 2016

Has the Christmas story become so familiar that you’ve lost any sense of how spectacular it is? The great creator of the universe became a microscopic zygote. The all-powerful being who spoke the stars into existence came in a very small and vulnerable way. He crossed an infinite distance to become one of us. You can watch…