Absolute Truth
Why Community is Foundational to Learning and Living in Relationship with Truth
Truth in Seeking - A Quest for Incarnation
Sharing my journey of incarnation - reuniting the material and the spiritual in one body and inviting your company on the way! Personal reflections, applied ethics, biblical scholarship, sermons, essays (in the classical sense)...like an OF for the mind
Live Last read · last published · next check
Latest posts
Theology According to Empire
Why New Translations of Christianity are Necessary
The Rich Man & Lazarus
"The Rich Man & Lazarus" as Jesus' Argument for an Inclusive Church
Theology and Power: The Deadly Romance of Christian Populism
We often think we are defending the truth, when we are actually just defending our "embedded theology"—the cultural habits we mistake for God.
The Good News About SIN
American Christians have "missed the mark" when it comes to talking about sin...because the English Bible obscures a beautiful meaning hidden in the Hebrew language!
God, BDSM, and the Ethics of Pleasure and Pain
A Philosophical Reflection
The Problem of Sola Scriptura and Sexual Ethics
"The Bible Clearly says..." NOTHING about sexual ethics. It's all about context! If you don't dig for it, you'll miss the truth.
The Link between Sexual Immorality and Christian Nationalism
If you joined the summer Bible study on πορνεια (week 9), you might have been just as surprised as I was to notice the unusual way that the New Testament uses this term: to describe the Christian community exchanging or selling its loyalty to God for the sake of political, economic, or personal gain.
Encountering God's Story
It is easy to come to some rather wild interpretations and even harmful conclusions about the Bible if we don’t take the time to cultivate the skill and tools required to unlock the value of ancient texts. This interview with author and pastor, Jacob Prahlow, explores some ideas on how we can approach the text with honor, integrity, and an open heart...
Sex-Positive Christianity
Taylor’s description on YouTube says this is a great episode for “Christian men, who want to have great sex and NOT let go of their faith.” Topics include: Is sex sinful? Is masturbation sinful? What about sex before marriage? Can sex be sacred as a Christian? What does sacred sex mean from a Christian perspective?