Romans

Paul assures us that conviction does not equal authority.

Romans 12 doesn’t give us a to-do list.

I wish Paul also exhorted us not to think too poorly of ourselves.

Why are people in pain? Why are their illnesses incurable? Neither advocates nor opponents of PAS tend to ask these questions.

The Spirit is always seeking to pray on our behalf. Why didn’t anyone tell me this in seminary?

The Spirit is always seeking to pray on our behalf. Why didn’t anyone tell me this in seminary?

Paul may be the originator of the idea of an angel on one shoulder and a devil on the other.

I remember when I first had the thought that if God forgives my sins, my behavior doesn’t really matter.

While there is much in the Fall story that might be healing, its primary legacy has been . . . well, “hurtful” seems far too weak a word.

Historian Surekha Davies exposes humanity’s long-standing practice of turning difference into monstrosity.

Historian Surekha Davies exposes humanity’s long-standing practice of turning difference into monstrosity.

Paul has some quite specific recommendations about our preparedness for the day of salvation.

I love René Girard. I don’t love that J. D. Vance loves him, too.

I’m sure there are good uses for AI in our churches. Prayer and preaching aren’t among them.

I’m sure there are good uses for AI in our churches. Prayer and preaching aren’t among them.

At youth group and church camp, I learned to perform my own unworthiness. It took years to recognize the spiritual harm this caused.

Move over, pink flamingos. For me, the cross of Christ is as campy as it gets.

Move over, pink flamingos. For me, the cross of Christ is as campy as it gets.

The Athanasians won, so they got to tell the story of Arianism. Arius would barely have recognized it.

Augustus and Nero also offered peace and security for those who fell in line. Paul critiques them in his epistle to the Romans.