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Imitating God

September 2nd, 2024 / 1 Comment

An essay I wrote on imitating God has just been published. My essay is in an academic book called Exemplars, Imitation, and Character Formation (Routledge). Eric Yang is the book’s editor, and contributors examine the relevance of exemplars and the practice of imitation in character formation. My arguments use Ephesians 5:1,2a as a springboard. This […]

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Answering Questions After the Trial

August 11th, 2024 / No Comments

The last few weeks have been a whirlwind. After being found guilty at my queer church trial, I have been talking with news sources, radio (BBC), podcasts, and more. And there are more developments in the works. I’m writing this while in Britain. I’m living out of a backpack for a month as I travel […]

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Basics of Open & Relational Theology

May 8th, 2024 / 1 Comment

In our book God After Deconstruction, Tripp Fuller and I explore the good reasons people deconstruct and offer an open and relational theological response. We think this theology makes better sense than traditional theologies, and we believe it’s better than atheism. To conclude God After Deconstruction, we offer an overview of this theological perspective to […]

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The Bible After Deconstruction

May 1st, 2024 / 1 Comment

In God After Deconstruction, Tripp Fuller and I explore the problems scripture presents. We show that the Bible has errors, discrepancies, mistakes, and internal inconsistencies. It is not the sure and certain foundation so many people expect, and deconstructors are right to rethink scripture. But if the Bible can’t always be trusted, then what should […]

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After Certainty and Absolute Mystery

April 14th, 2024 / 2 Comments

In our book God After Deconstruction, Tripp Fuller and I explore the problems of both certainty and absolute mystery. The loss of certainty is common among most deconstruction stories. But the alternative — absolute mystery — makes almost as little sense. Our experience and the experiences of others—in multifarious forms—provide reasons to believe in God. […]

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