Last year I was encouraged to check out St. Bonaventure. He is the one responsible for the most famous biography of St. Francis of Assisi and is also responsible for the Franciscan order becoming what it is today. St. Bonaventure, since first reading him about 2 years ago, has become one of my favorite figures in church history. He loved philosophy and theology, but also loved nature and teaching on the importance of justice. Enjoy.

And we're back. Due to the busy-ness of life, I had to put this on hold. However, we are back! This season of Lent has been a great one as I have purposefully put myself in a place to hear some new and challenging voices. But it's all good, because I have been processing what true religion is. So, give a listen if you want to hear a little bit about immature religion vs authentic faith and how Luke 18 is a fantastic commentary on these two things.

Last summer I binge read Teillard De Chardin. He was a french Jesuit paleontologist who taught me how and why to have faith in man and hope for man.

Just musing on the Sermon on the Mount, an alternative approach to the passage "do not judge," and getting down out of our trees or off of our ladders...

You, me, and everyone else on the planet need to get to know St. John of the Cross (16th century). If you are going through a dark time or feel like you are about to lose faith, his poetry and commentary on his own poetry have helped people for centuries. As a Doctor of the church, his writings have been esteemed as good for people everywhere of every time.

Just me riffing on punk rock, prophets, and my favorite Rabbi. Oh, and about echo chambers. And New Year's Resolutions.

And after another hiatus... We are back. A new job and moving takes time and energy doesn't it? Here is a quick comment on Jesus asking Peter three times in one conversation if Peter loves him from the end of John's Gospel. I was a little under the weather recording this, so grab a mug and sit under a blanket... Because that's what I did.

For the first interview in Ambushed history... is an upcoming scholar and theological juggernaut. He also happens to be my brother, Steve Chaffee. Join us as we chat about Torrance, Barth, American Christianity, physical vs spiritual and more!

A quote from George Carlin and another one from Blaise Pascal inspired this one. The question is this, have we been encouraged to make a cartoon of Jesus our hero?

Just some reflections on Not-Zeus, children playing, and the Trinity. Be ready for Perichoresis and the fact that it sounds so new-age but is, in reality, quite an ancient way of looking at the Divine!