Category Archives: Theology

Imaginary lines meeting in space

Posted on February 7, 2012 by

I read an article in a magazine several years ago about a guy who spent over 3,500 hours, or basically an entire year of 10 hour days with no days off, building a model car from scratch. He made every piece himself … Continue reading →

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Frozen river

Posted on November 30, 2011 by

Five years ago I had all the answers, loved the answers, and spent most of my time telling other people the answers so they could love them too. Four years ago I still thought I had the answers, but I … Continue reading →

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Losing Calvinism

Posted on November 18, 2011 by

I grew up the son of a preacher who perpetually lacked a church. We would bounce from one congregation to another, traveling to candidate at churches all over the Midwest in our puke yellow camper van that always seemed in … Continue reading →

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O Rebel, Where Art Thou? Trait #5: Answer Avoidance

Posted on September 28, 2011 by

 As part of our ongoing commitment to great Wednesday content on our blogs, Melinda and I have another insightful post for you in our series on church rebels. Or actually Melinda wrote this one. All I did was cuss at the WordPress programmers … Continue reading →

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More thoughts on evolution and sin

Posted on September 27, 2011 by

I wrote recently about the ways evolution can inform our understanding of sin, and I would like to post some follow-up thoughts today. Several people responded with very valid objections, and I am going to work through those here as best … Continue reading →

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O Rebel, Where Art Thou? Trait #2

Posted on September 7, 2011 by

Given that my partner in crime Melinda is in Cambodia, 12 hours behind Ohio, and I’ve been laid out with viral menengitis all week, today’s guest post at Mel’s place is a bit of a miracle. Nothing will stop us from … Continue reading →

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O Rebel, Where Art Thou?

Posted on August 24, 2011 by

As mentioned Monday, my friend Melinda and I are starting a new series for those of us who always seem to be at odds with the established norms and accepted answers in the Christian community. Today I want to introduce … Continue reading →

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Rebels in Their Natural Habitat

Posted on August 22, 2011 by

Over the next few months my friend Melinda and I will be writing a series about how to be a church rebel. Now, if you’re a pastor and you’re nervous that this is going to be encouraging people to argue with everything … Continue reading →

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Now and forever, amen

Posted on August 18, 2011 by

I have a simple question for you today: What is your prayer life like? How do you pray? What do you believe about prayer, and what are the things about prayer that you don’t understand or that trouble you? I … Continue reading →

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On Evolution and Sin

Posted on August 17, 2011 by

Let’s say these words right here mark the beginning of the universe by the will of God. And we’ll say this sentance marks the genesis of the earth. Here is where life first develops, and right…here marks the emergence of … Continue reading →

Posted in Faith, Science and Nature, Theology | 23 Comments