How We Live Matters

The 2000 film "Gladiator," a math teacher's aphorism, and the Christian doctrine of hell all reiterate that we must actively pursue virtue!

This is the Turning Point

Five reflections on Charlie Kirk, American politics, and Christianity in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

Heretical Love

Some people say it is heretical to preach love, but a work of the flesh is heresy (Galatians 5:20), and the Bible describes heresy as a lack of love (1 Corinthians 11:19).

The Christian’s Key Commandment | 1 John 2:3–11

This post goes into detail regarding the test John offers to gauge the legitimacy of a person's claim to know God.

1 John and Church Abandonment: A Personal Journey

This post describes both the personal reasons why an expositional series through 1 John is near and dear to my heart and the commentators who are influencing my perspective and preventing me from focusing this study on my own experiences.

1 John: A Manual for Handling Church Abandonment

The Apostle John and Saint Augustine can teach us much about the Church at our current place in history. In this post, I introduce the book of 1 John | FREE ACCESS

Content Update | 1 John Series

An update as it relates to my forthcoming expositional series in 1 John.

Holy Mercy? | Book Review

My review of Christopher and Richard Hays's "The Widening of God's Mercy: Sexuality within the Biblical Story."

Why Hell? | Book Review

My review of R. Zachary Manis's "Thinking through the Problem of Hell."

In Good Company | Book Review

My review of Jenai Auman’s "Othered."