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What Is the Atonement? A Brief Answer
A friend recently reached out to me and asked what theologians mean by the word ‘atonement.’ She’d come across it while reading Oswald Chambers classic,...
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If All of Life Is Worship Then Nothing Is
The months—or even the years—following COVID-19 were especially challenging for pastors. For it quickly became apparent that the lifting of restrictions related to public meetings...
Two Thoughts on Damascus Road Experiences
I recently had a lengthy conversation with someone who’d been attending our church for a few weeks. She shared her struggle to believe, because of...
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Doodle: J. K. Rowling, Ideologies, and Make-Believe
Around the turn of the year, J. K. Rowling was once again the object of ire on social media. This most recent backlash came after she took to X—formerly known...
Why Write? To Enrich Your Own Faith
The first article in this series considered a recent conversation I had about why theological students won’t write—apart from their academically enforced indulgences. They offered two reasons: firstly, someone more...
Fridays with Fred: Is Empathy Overrated?
Early on in his Anti-Christ (§2), Friedrich Nietzsche has a series of questions and answers, akin to a catechism or creed. For all his railing against philosophical presuppositions the German...
Why Write? Because the Church's Theology Is Incomplete
In the previous and first instalment of this short series I attempted to make a case for writing, by appealing to its unforeseen blessings. In some ways, it was a...
How to Become a Better Reader
Last week Gavin Ortlund released a superb video on how to become better readers, with five strategies for reading more. Crucially he starts by saying, “There’s no real shortcuts to...
Why Write? For the Unforeseen Blessings
Over the last two months I’ve had a few opportunities to teach on writing—one of which you can watch, here. In the past, my talks on writing have been instructional,...
Pray With an Open Bible
As a younger Christian I used to frequent a second hand book store that was equal parts quality—in terms of titles—and cringe, in just about every other way. For example,...
Doodle: Bavinck's Beautiful Vision for the Church
Earlier this year I wrote a doodle on Herman Bavinck’s expansive and inspiring vision for theological studies. In his words, from the Reformed Dogmatics, “Dogmatics is not a dull and...
