In a time where many in African scholarship and society are focused on “de-colonizing”–– from de-colonizing theology, preaching, and hermeneutics, to de-colonizing education, research methodologies, politics, and sociology, even ...
My peace I leave with you not as the world gives therefore do not be troubled. (John 14:27) Can you image what it was like for Jesus’ disciples? They had ...
They scurried past me, a joyful chattering gang of tweens kicking up sand as they headed for the breakers. From where I was sitting, obscured by my enormous hat ...
“It’s turning, but there’s no power,” said the skipper of our starboard engine. We were on a boat trip in the Arctic and had planned to cross one of ...
Part 1 of this Blog series evaluated the Universalist contention that the atoning death of Christ will eventually save all humanity—Inclusivity—as opposed to traditional Evangelic Christianity, which maintains the ...
My childhood church memories are now quite vague: I remember the layout of the church and Sunday school hall well, the smoothness of the wooden pews—even the smell of ...
As a child, did you ever make a pact with a friend: A promise to always do something, or to never ever do something, or simply to be friends ...
A little while ago, I wrote an article and created a list of sites called In His Footsteps: 20 Sites to Visit in the Holy Land. It was a ...
In some Charismatic and Pentecostal churches, it is common for believers to be reprimanded when they admit to suffering. Such a rebuke is especially typical when believers experience illness. ...
I grew up in a church where it was required that women and girls covered their heads during the service. It was perfectly normal for me to see my ...
