Reflections on Theodicy (part 1):
“Well I Wouldn’t Start From Here”
11 minute estimated read Today’s guest post comes to us from my good friend, Matthew Simpson. Matthew is a life-long Episcopalian who graduated from the University of Mary Washington … Continue Reading
A Chicano Lent: Good Friday
4 minute estimated read Very early one Sunday morning in June of 2013, thirty-four year old Ricardo Diaz-Zeferino was walking with two friends through a Los Angeles suburb looking for his brother’s stolen … Continue Reading
Loving My Enemies Through Lent: Donald Trump
4 minute estimated read Hi there! Welcome to my Lenten co-series where I identify people that I personally have difficulty loving, explain sort of why this is a struggle … Continue Reading
Loving My Enemies Through Lent: Kanye West
3 minute estimated read Like I mentioned last time, in addition to starting and stopping my Lenten blog posts with reflections on Mexican-American spirituality, I am making an effort … Continue Reading
Loving My Enemies Through Lent: John Piper
4 minute estimated read I’ve been struggling to think of what to do for Lent here on the blog. As many of you already know, I am bookending the … Continue Reading
A Chicano Lent: Ash Wednesday
4 minute estimated read As I mentioned in my last post, I want to examine the two bookend holidays of the Lenten season, Ash Wednesday and Good Friday, from … Continue Reading
A Chicano Lent: A Point of Identity
3 minute estimated read In case you didn’t pick up on it from my last name, I am of Mexican-American descent. Maybe it is true of all ethnicities, but … Continue Reading
Is man ultimately good or evil? (Pelagianism revisited)
5 minute estimated read In an interview on Rob Bell’s podcast (cleverly titled The Robcast), comedian Pete Holmes mentioned an interesting event that occurred as he was driving along in his … Continue Reading
Is the United States a Christian Nation?
1 minute estimated read When I was a youth pastor a few years ago, I came across some interesting statistics regarding teenagers. I don’t remember exactly where each stat … Continue Reading
“Christian Entertainment” is not Christian
5 minute estimated read (Today’s guest post comes to us from my good friend, Nick Scarantino. Nick is a passionate writer, critical thinker, and the author of two excellent novels, … Continue Reading