While some may be quick to dismiss such a concept as anti-intellectual or narrow, I think that only a poor…
In chapters 4-6 of Hosea, a passage occurs that Jesus quotes at least twice in the New Testament: For I…
I am totally jazzed to be part of the 2015 Rethinking Hell Conference, this year held on the campus of…
1. A Brief History of My Communities My childhood was spent within a family whose ideology can be characterized as…
A few weeks ago, the excellent British radio show and podcast Unbelievable aired a 30 minute debate (way too short)…
This post is part of a series. In my current class in seminary, IS502: PRACTICE OF CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY, we read a…
This post is part of a series. No matter how far I progress in the spiritual life, I still have…
This post is part of a series. The whole reason (whole reason, get it?) that I write in the first…
I just published a two part series over at Rethinking Hell. Enjoy. 10 Video Game Depictions of Hell (Part 1) 10 Video…
At the time of this writing, the fear and loathing of Islam is growing in the West, and has been…
I chose to study and follow up on this Buddhist teacher and style of meditation because of all the spiritual…
In my World Religions class at Fuller Theological Seminary, I have focused on learning about Islam. I’ve read and listened to…
Masjid Abu Bakr Al-Siddiq is an Afghani mosque in Hayward, California. It is a smaller replica of the well-known Blue…
It’s no secret that I am discontent with the way we Christians do church. Sundays involve: passive listening instead of…
If you’re like me, you really want to accomplish great and fun things in your life, but you never quite…
O God Forgive me for this busy prayer Atop my business like a layer Of dust upon my uncleaned shelves…
I spent my silent retreat in the outfield at my local community sports park, and was not interrupted until the…
George W. Braswell Jr.’s Islam: Its Prophet, Peoples, Politics and Power is a concise yet fairly comprehensive introduction to the…
OK, this is just a bit of trivium for you writing geeks. But lately around the office, the term ‘Camel…
This paper was written for a graduate level M. Div. class at Fuller Theological Seminary. The author of the book…
In A Muslim View of Christianity: Essays on Dialogue (Faith Meets Faith), Mahmoud Ayoub attempts to initiate, describe and model…
This post is part of a series. Yet another acronym for prayer, this study method is very popular, in part…
This post is part of a series. This very popular method of devotional scripture study has four steps, outlined in the…
This series is made up of the following posts: Spiritual Disciplines 01, Lectio Divina Spiritual Disciplines 02, How to pray…