Two Kinds of Depth
Hymns and modern worship songs are not rivals. They carry different kinds of depth, and a healthy faith needs both.
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The Bible Is Not the Same Thing as My Reading of It
Scripture has authority. My reading of Scripture does not have that authority in the same way. A reflection on biblical interpretation, humility, and the damage done when the two are confused.
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What Does It Mean to Take the Bible Literally?
“Do you take the Bible literally?” sounds like a straightforward question, but it often creates more confusion than clarity. This piece explains why reading the Bible literally does not mean reading every passage in the flattest possible way, but reading each text according to the kind of writing it is and what it is actually trying to say.
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Following Jesus with Dirty Hands
Jesus’ clash with the Pharisees over ritual handwashing is not really about handwashing. It is about the way religious performance can become a substitute for real obedience—and the way rejecting performance can become its own kind of dodge. This piece looks at both traps and the grace that meets us before we have cleaned ourselves up.
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Grace Does Not Make Obedience Optional
Grace does not lower the call to holiness. It changes the power source and the order: love first, then the life that love produces.
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Let Scripture Speak for Itself
The Bible can be made to say almost anything if you read it one verse at a time. A better way is older, wiser, and more faithful: let Scripture interpret Scripture.
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What the Creeds Are and Why They’re Not Just Church Furniture
The creeds are not Scripture, and they were never meant to be. But they are the church’s oldest, clearest way of saying what Christians mean when they call Jesus Lord.
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What the Cross Was Doing
Most Christians were handed one theory of the cross as if it were the only one. This article explores the richer, more varied ways the church has tried to say what Jesus’ death accomplished.
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Is Any of This Actually True?
At the center of Christian faith is not a vague spirituality but a claim: that Jesus Christ was raised from the dead. This piece is for those asking the hardest question beneath deconstruction—not whether Christianity is helpful, but whether it is true.
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Has the Bible Been Changed?
A lot of people hear that the Bible was copied by hand, translated over centuries, and shaped by human decisions, and conclude it cannot be trusted. This piece looks at what scholars actually study when they talk about manuscripts and variants, and why the honest account is more reassuring than most people expect.
