Robert R. Reilly, who has more accomplishments than I can list, has written a fascinating historical account of 9th century Islam, and how the more…
Author James K.A. Smith is a bit of an anomaly to me – a Pentecostal, Reformed philosopher with impeccable intellectual credentials and mindbendingly erudite prose…
While some may be quick to dismiss such a concept as anti-intellectual or narrow, I think that only a poor implementation of a Christian interpretation…
In chapters 4-6 of Hosea, a passage occurs that Jesus quotes at least twice in the New Testament: For I desire mercy and not sacrifice,…
I am totally jazzed to be part of the 2015 Rethinking Hell Conference, this year held on the campus of Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena,…
1. A Brief History of My Communities My childhood was spent within a family whose ideology can be characterized as agnostic, scientific, and feminist. My…
A few weeks ago, the excellent British radio show and podcast Unbelievable aired a 30 minute debate (way too short) on the topic of Conditional…
This post is part of a series. In my current class in seminary, IS502: PRACTICE OF CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY, we read a series of passages where Jesus…
This post is part of a series. No matter how far I progress in the spiritual life, I still have a subterranean anger that defies…
This post is part of a series. The whole reason (whole reason, get it?) that I write in the first place is to … well,…
I just published a two part series over at Rethinking Hell. Enjoy. 10 Video Game Depictions of Hell (Part 1) 10 Video Game Depictions of Hell (Part…
At the time of this writing, the fear and loathing of Islam is growing in the West, and has been for over a decade since…
I chose to study and follow up on this Buddhist teacher and style of meditation because of all the spiritual disciplines, I feel that this…
In my World Religions class at Fuller Theological Seminary, I have focused on learning about Islam. I’ve read and listened to more books than I care…
Masjid Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq is an Afghani mosque in Hayward, California. It is a smaller replica of the well-known Blue Mosque or Herat Great Mosque…
It’s no secret that I am discontent with the way we Christians do church. Sundays involve: passive listening instead of active participation education instead of…
If you’re like me, you really want to accomplish great and fun things in your life, but you never quite muster up the focus, energy,…
O God Forgive me for this busy prayer Atop my business like a layer Of dust upon my uncleaned shelves Abandoned by my cleaning elves.…
I spent my silent retreat in the outfield at my local community sports park, and was not interrupted until the last hour of my sit,…
George W. Braswell Jr.’s Islam: Its Prophet, Peoples, Politics and Power is a concise yet fairly comprehensive introduction to the history, doctrines, and practice of…
OK, this is just a bit of trivium for you writing geeks. But lately around the office, the term ‘Camel Case’ has been used for…
This paper was written for a graduate level M. Div. class at Fuller Theological Seminary. The author of the book I used, James W. Sire,…
In A Muslim View of Christianity: Essays on Dialogue (Faith Meets Faith), Mahmoud Ayoub attempts to initiate, describe and model Muslim/Christian dialogue. These collected lectures…
This post is part of a series. Yet another acronym for prayer, this study method is very popular, in part because of how easy the…