Theology has big words to ponder everyday experiences. Experiences like my husband’s accident and the big question hanging in the air whether “something good will come of this”. Apokatastasis, the restoration of all things – a big word worth exploring.
Theology
Lord Have Mercy
Keywords: liturgy – Eastern Orthodoxy – way of the Cross – Bradley Jersak
I just returned from a spiritual retreat at Rocky Mountain National Park with author and pastor Brian Zahnd, his wife Peri, and almost one hundred participants from around the country. The setting was beautiful, the teachings fresh and inspiring, the conversations deep and moving. And yet what probably had the most lasting impact on me came from an unexpected source: The liturgy.
A dangerous Easter Sunday
Keywords: Beauty – mystery – Easter – the Way of the Cross
Every now and then I’m astonished by the difference in the way I experience my life as a follower of Christ now and ten years ago. Last Sunday was such a moment…
Merry Matrix to You and Me
Keywords: Christmas – Kingdom of God – Matrix movie
With billions of dollars in retail spending in an effort to create cozy homes and bringing festive food to the tables, we have spent the last weeks “waiting” (although it’s more often running around) for the celebration of Christmas. But what exactly do our celebrations have to do with the story of … a refugee baby born into a time of genocide brought on by the oppressing force occupying his home country?
Did God kill Jesus?
Keywords: Penal Substitutionary Theory – Calvinism – mystery of the Cross – Plato – Tony Jones
The Body of Christ has a tricky invader that often goes unnoticed – not unlike the corona virus – and has infected large segments of Christian society. This virus gnaws at a person’s fundamental beliefs in the unconditional love of God for them, and if left untreated, is able to completely undermine a person’s faith in the goodness of God. It is called the PST…
Embracing the Scary Questions
Keywords: Old Testament violence – Biblical literalism – Brian Zahnd
One of the greatest things about a faith with room to grow is that you get to bring up the scary, uncomfortable questions, at least for yourself. You know, the kinds of questions you’ve spent so much time to forget. The ones everybody agrees to leave unasked. The ones you were warned about because they would undermine your faith…
