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Forgiving the Reformation
A lot of people seem to think that seminary is where you get all the answers. They’re wrong. Well, either that or I just don’t go to one of “those” seminaries. My experience has been that instead of receiving answers to my questions, I’ve been stripped of many of the answers I thought I had and been given more questions in return. Now I don’t say this to complain; I happen to think that’s the way it should be. But that doesn’t mean every day is a party either. One of the ways I’ve been challenged in seminary was the place of tradition in my theology. Specifically it was the…
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Preface: An Invitation
Note: this is from a series where I attempted to blog through systematic theology. Spoiler alert: I didn’t make it far. I’m a theologian. (You are too, believe it or not.) This blog is my sandbox; a place for me to come and play… to dig, build, and get dirty. There’s plenty of room for a friend or two. But instead of sand, I want to sift ideas with you. I want to discover, assess, and construct theology that will change both our lives. We’ll need to involve history and philosophy if we want to do this right—and my parents taught me that any job worth doing is worth doing…
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Jesus Loves Me, This I Know
Those of you who know me well are acquainted with two of the deepest passions in my life: music and Christianity. Because of this love, I am often hard on both—especially when they are found together. I want so much more for them than what they often are now, though I’ll be the first to claim I haven’t got it all together myself. I’ll spare you all my thoughts on worship music at this time. Instead I invite you to ponder with me a problem I hadn’t thought of before: the problem of God’s love in our worship. It would be nothing new to simply say our worship music is…