Theology of the Cross
The Ugly Side of the Truth
There’s the ideal that the world tells us is worthy, and the real world with pain, where we all find ourselves.
Salvation Is for Those With No Other Option
Finding God in the Darkness
Jealous of Abraham
(The Sermon I’m Not Preaching This Sunday)
The Banality of Goodness
Even the “ordinary” has eternal significance.
How to Win a Rap Battle (With the Devil)
When the Devil Throws Your Sins in Your Face
Bruised Reeds, Faint Wicks, & Sick Days
As much as I’ve professed to be a theologian of the cross, I still fall into the pit of the theology of glory.
Upward Captivity, Downward Freedom
Robert Bly’s “Warning to the Reader”
On Trusting God in the Midst of Pain
From the 2022 Tyler Conference.
Break Glass in Case of Emergency
Nothing Tests One’s Beliefs Like a Crisis
July 9-15
Johnny Cash Masculinity, Good Gossip, Curiosity, Pointless Goals, and Deconstructing Faith (with Martin Luther)
Hope in the Face of Hopeless History
Making sense of tragedy, providence, and the invisible things of God.
A Love That Beautifies the Ugly
Beauty and the Theology of the Cross








