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What’s in a Term: What is a Christian?

What is a Christian

“What is a Christian?”  I feel that I could have confidently answered this question just a few years ago with an orthodox list that outlined the historical Christian faith. I would have adequately provided Scriptural …

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Easter: Where is the Gravitas?

Easter themed Pez candy dispensers

Easter is the most Holy of all holidays for Christians. It is the day we remember Christ rising from the dead, displaying his victory over sin and reconciling sinful humanity with the Holy God. There …

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Repenting of Pathological Individualism

Shown is a stone statue of Jesus with his arms spread in a welcoming gesture.

I read an article titled, “Why I stopped talking about racial reconciliation and started talking about white supremacy .” This article talks a bit about the pathological individualism of white theology. This is something I have …

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Is Spanking Christlike?

In a close up, the silver buckle of a black leather belt sits on a couple twigs, one with a pruning cut. All items sit on old weathered concrete.

Parenting is hard. If you are a parent, you probably understand how difficult it truly is to care for a child. Lack of sleep, constant chores, and the financial burden it brings are just the …

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Fighting Correction Fatigue

Fighting Correction Fatigue

I call it correction fatigue. It appears in all seasons, but especially during this time of final exams and papers. Correction fatigue strikes when you are in the middle of grading students’ papers and you …

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A God Big Enough for Bacteria

Painting of Atlas holding up the celestial globe

The railway forest is changing with the seasons. I recently took a walk through it, now that the bugs have died down enough that I probably won’t get West Nile Virus. Most of the forest …

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