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Check out the latest articles and videos I’ve shared… but be warned, this is the acumilation of nearly a decade of work, and I’ve changed my thoughts on a lot of things, so don’t hold me to anything that I don’t agree with 🙂Â
“Preaching with Accuracy,” by Randal E. Pelton (a review)
Finding helpful books on preaching can be challenging because there is no shortage of books on the subject. There are lots of books claiming to offer "secrets" to preaching, including the "secret to preaching without notes," which I've written about before (full...
Where Are the Angels? I’m Still Curious…
One doesn't have to read much Scripture to find angels. I've hung with some Christians who seem to see angels everywhere they go, though these people also tend to identify demons in everything negative that happens around them too, so I'm not sure they can be trusted....
Toward My Theological Montage: Integrating My Influences
As I've been working on my dissertation, which is a constructive theology exploring the idea of a Vineyard sacramental ecclesiology, I've been reflecting on the relationship between engaging, integrating, and creating theology. I'm convinced that most constructive...
Searching for the Radical Middle and Finding It: Honoring Bill Jackson
Though I grew up attending Vineyard churches during my formative years, I think it would be safe to say that I took a lot of that for granted. When you are a kid growing up in a church, you don't always understand the details about church life. You just know that your...
Jack Levison’s “40 Days with the Holy Spirit” Devotional
I think I could sit at a table talking about the Holy Spirit with Dr. Jack Levison for hours. The way that he thinks and writes is ever engaging and many of the questions and concerns he poses go on to raise countless hours of reflection. Those of you who are into...
Thomas S. Kidd’s new book on George Whitefield (a review)
Historical biographies are important for the health and development of individuals and ecclesial communities. While it may be true that those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it, as George Santayana is famous for saying, I'd like to think that a...
Culturally Relevant Mission: Toward a Global Vineyard Lean
God's mission of extending the rule and reign of his kingdom to every square inch of the world is the scope of his great love. As the prophet Isaiah declares, "for the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the LORD as the waters cover the sea" (Isa 11:9). This is...
Read Scripture and Let Scripture Read You
What is the Bible? The Bible is unlike any other book ever written… it's an ancient collection of writings, comprised of 66 separate books, written over approximately 1,600 years, by at least 40 distinct authors. The Old Testament contains 39 books written from...
#PrayingforBaltimore: A Mother’s Love, Embarrassment, & Anger
One of my children once made me so angry that I lost my temper and almost did and said things I would likely forever regret. I remember seeing her face and realizing that for the first time in her life, she was actually scared of me. It immediately chastened my temper...
