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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
10 Signs You are Dealing with a Theological Troll!
The art of trolling has long been perfected by a select group of people who reside on the Internet. It happens in just about every circle of Internet interaction, but I'm especially keen to recognizing when trolling happens of the theological variety. In fact, I've...
4 Powerful Prepositions on the Incarnation
What is “#UglyChristmas”? If you are a Christian and you love the Christmas story you might be asking what is “ugly” about the birth of Jesus! You might also be wondering I am suggesting that we deeply celebrate #UglyChristmas. So what’s the intention behind...
A Vineyard Approach to Ferguson, Garner, & Racial Tension
As a Vineyard pastor in a Vineyard church who spends time with people who self-identify with the Vineyard movement, I often think on subjects through a "kingdom" lens. This is because our identity, both theologically and practically, are rooted in a commitment to the...
Mission Equates to Church Planting
Similar to what I argued recently about how a disciple making movement becomes a church planting movement, I was scanning through portions of one of my favorite books ever written... Total Church, by Tim Chester and Steve Timmis. If you do not own this book, stop what...
Soteriology: Smooth & Easy or a Deep Struggle?
Soteriology, the theological category related to “salvation,” is one that theologians still dispute over. Actually, pastors and lots of other Christians debate about it too. In addition to the ordo salutis (order of salvation) and nature of salvation (Calvinism vs....
A Disciple Making Movement Becomes a Church Planting Movement
While IÂ love the complex issues related to deep theological frameworks, I also really appreciate that Jesus boiled down the alleged 613 Laws of the Old Testament to two things: love God, love people (Matt. 22:36-40). And while I can appreciate the numerous purposes,...
Hope for Miscarriage (a review)
Shortly after my wife and I were married we were expecting our first child... which we quickly learned was actually two children, twins! The excitement of expecting children was pretty incredible and almost impossible to explain. Sadly, we lost that first pregnancy...
On Hanging Rape Victims, Oppressing Women, & Looking the Other Way
Two days ago, Oct. 25, 2014, an Iranian woman was hung by an Iranian court because she had the audacity to defend herself from being raped. According to Amnesty International, this woman was sentenced to death after a "deeply flawed investigation and trial."  Let that...
Is it really being soft on the gospel to not use the word “sin”?
If you pay attention to certain theological circles, you'll have heard someone say something like this: "Preachers who do not use the word "sin" in their sermons are watering down the gospel. If you aren't willing to name sin, than you are deceiving people and...
