We are in a time of intense transitions in the landscape of Western Theology. During such times it is no surprise that precious people will jump to conclusions rather than spend the relational labor to explore a dearly loved assumption. It’s easier to categorize someone than get to know them,Read More
Archives for May 2017
The Heart of Man.
True human sexuality has essentially never been a conversation about gender and role polarity, nor even about physical and relational interactions. It is a doorway into a mystery, the depths of what it means to be human, and therefore, also about the essential nature of God. Over the last fewRead More
The Myth of Redemptive Violence.
Leviticus 16 describes the ingenious ritual from which our word “scapegoating” originated. On the Day of Atonement, a priest laid hands on an “escaping” goat, placing all the sins of the Jewish people from the previous year onto the animal. Then the goat was beaten with reeds and thorns andRead More