How prayer, faith ,and divine intervention intersect in our suffering and how God makes something beautiful, for our benefit, from our pain.

Justice? Holiness? Could those words mean something different to us then they do to Jesus?

Reflections on the United Airlines fiasco, airlines in general, and similarities of that situation with other institutions.

A brief jaunt into short-term missions and its effectiveness in Japan and how it might be more effective in the future.

How do you reconcile the God of the Old Testament with the Jesus of the New Testament? Can God be wrath and love at the same time? How far will He go to save us?

A meandering, rightfully so, stream of consciousness on the religous practice of pilgrimage.

There are too many people out to discredit "The Shack", So I thought I would defend what I believe to be one of the most important books/movies of our time.

On an experience posting quotes from McLaren and colorful discussions online about the possibility of disciples of Jesus being know not by their beliefs, which serve to divide is, but by our love of each other and our neighbors.

A rather random edition that starts with assassins and end with atonement. Intrigued?

An exploration of the nature of metaphors in scripture, especially as relating to church. Also, comments on Facebook comments and a bit about This week in Trumpology.