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Why We're Starting a Home Church
We love the Church and hold her in deep reverence. We believe there is one, holy, universal, and apostolic Church, who are the people of God, gathered from every nation and generation through the saving work of Jesus Christ. Through the Church we first heard the good news. Through her we learned the Scriptures and began to follow Jesus. Through her we have received encouragement, correction,…
The Authority of Scripture
Authority matters. The question of “authority” has divided the Church, “east against west”, “Catholic against Orthodox”, and “Protestant against Catholic/Orthodox traditions”. So unity will always suffer so long as the question of authority remains ambiguous and unclear. I believe the Protestant reformation re-introduced one central truth that was desperately needed within the Church. And that…
Does the Bible "Speak Plainly"?
This has been a reoccurring conversation I’ve had with many people over the years. The problem with this idea, when used wrongly, is that it conflates the text itself with our reading of the text, and then treats any challenge as a challenge to Scripture itself. When used this way, the phrase essentially becomes a power move that evades accountability for interpretation by locating all authority…
Spiritual Harlotry
We have to pause and think about what’s happening right now. I realize that some people are so numb and weary that they’re simply ignoring what’s happening, while others are outraged and being consumed by rage. And I realize that there are those who are still making excuses for the President’s conduct for political purposes, which further fuels people’s numbed indifference and outraged hatred.…
Meditations on the Trinity & the New Creation
We believe that the Father is the unbegotten source of the Godhead. We believe that the Son is begotten of the Father, deriving his existence from the Father by generation. And we believe that the Spirit is proceeding from the Father, deriving his existence from the Father by procession. This is expresses the essential Nicene confession. So, what’s the difference between “generation” and…
Being Slow to Speak in a World That Won’t Stop Talking
Scroll long enough and you’ll see it. A viral image. A shocking claim. A name you recognize tied to something dark. A call to action: “Do not stop talking about this.” Today I came across this post while scrolling social media: New documents raise questions about Erika Kirk’s past connections to Jeffrey Epstein 🕵️‍♀️📂 Recent claims circulating online suggest that Erika Kirk, CEO of Turning…
From Ashes to Excess
How Lent and Mardi Gras Drifted Apart My faith and spirituality have always been characterized by the simplicity of Biblical teaching. So, since I don’t have a religious background in any Christian tradition that celebrated things like Mardi Gras or Lent, Mardi Gras has always been associated in my mind with its modern lewd celebrations. But I know that it has religious roots connected to Lent,…
ICE, the State, and the Confused Christian Conscience
I think very few institutions right now expose our political and moral confusion quite like “Immigration and Customs Enforcement”. Most Americans look at overwhelmed systems, human trafficking, drug smuggling, and security threats and conclude that some form of border enforcement is necessary. And many Americans are troubled by what they fear is the political interest of one party encouraging…
Can Politics Disqualify Christian Faith? A Threefold Test
Can one’s political beliefs disqualify one’s profession of faith? A question I’ve been asking a lot lately is if a Christian’s political stance can ever expose their faith as being compromised? I know this question risks offending modern sensibilities. And I want to be clear that this question isn’t about partisan loyalty or social identity. But I haven’t been able to escape this question. In…
Our Foundation
Jesus taught that his word is the foundation of our life, saying “everyone who hears these words of mine and acts on them will be like a wise man who built his house on the rock” (Matthew 7:24, CSB). But generations of Christians have wrestled with what that means ever since. Some have believed that Scripture stands as its own highest authority, seeking to let the Bible interpret itself through…
Good News: Genesis 1-3
“What is the gospel?“ I think almost everyone knows that the word “gospel” means “good news”. But what I’m not sure everyone understands is that great violence is done to the gospel when we change it from being “good news” to “good theology”. So we should understand that “news” refers to “information about a recently changed situation or a recent event” (Collins Dictionary). Put simply, the…
Who is "the Church"?
A respected friend of mine has undergone the painful (and courageous) journey of challenging the traditions he was raised in to examine them in pursuit of the truth. And this journey has led him into the Orthodox Church. So he recently shared something from Dr Siiuwade that he wanted his friends to read: “The Identity of the Church: A Comprehensive Argument for the Truth of Eastern Orthodoxy –…
Strangers and Exiles: Engaging Human Politics
Modern Christian theology has been simultaneously too political and not political enough. I know that’s a hard sentence to take in, but let me explain. On the one hand, there are Christians who are almost entirely consumed by political interests, while on the other hand, there are Christians who almost entirely neglect political interests. The first seem to always take on the attributes of…
Charlie Kirk’s Death and the Call to Be Peacemakers
Charlie Kirk was pronounced dead after being shot on campus in Utah on September 10, 2025. And the nation has been left paralyzed by the responses, which have ranged from mocking laughter (“LMAO”) to cold acknowledgments wrapped in disrespect, and even to calls for military crackdowns and civil war. So, through all of this noise I’ve asked myself one question: how should we respond? Christians…
Grace Neglected: Words of Jesus We Still Don’t Hear
Matthew 20:16 (CSB) — 16 “So the last will be first, and the first last.” What God values is different than what we value. Here Jesus tells a parable about a vineyard owner who goes out early in the morning to hire laborers to work his vineyard. As the day progresses, he hires more laborers — again and again — until the work is finished. When it comes time to compensate his workers, he…
Justice, Mercy, and Faithfulness Neglected: Words of Jesus We Still Don’t Hear
Matthew 23:23 (CSB) — “Woe to you… You give a tenth of your mint, dill, and cumin, and yet you have neglected the more important matters of the law—justice, mercy, and faithfulness. These things should have been done without neglecting the others.” We love religious tradition. We cherish our prayers. We relish our hymns. We revere our symbols and sacraments. And we’re devoted to our religious…
Loyalties Neglected: Words of Jesus We Still Don’t Hear
Matthew 6:24 (CSB) – “No one can serve two masters, since either he will hate one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” Sunday comes along, we wake up, have some coffee, and get dressed. We dress according to the style and trend of our theological camp. For some, that might be a suit and tie, for others, it’s jeans and an…