The Big Picture of Easter
What the Grand Canyon shows us about Christ’s resurrection…and ours
An Essential Theology of Easter
What is the difference between saying “Jesus lives” and “Jesus is risen”?
His Resurrection and Ours: Why Easter Matters
There remains no doubt that Easter is very important for Christians. But it is just as important to know why Easter matters
Re-Imagining the Walking Dead: Preaching an Apocalyptic Easter
Preaching the resurrection among the undead
Tips for Easter Preaching – Year Round
Five ways to preach the resurrection, and not just at Easter
Theological Symposium – Sept 24-25, 2013
“From the Creation to the New Creation” will feature main presenters David Schmitt, Jeff Gibbs, Charles Arand, and Paul Raabe. This year’s Symposium will include a free Advent sermon series on the theme for all registrants
On the Death of my Mother
It was the call I was dreading. The hospice nurse phoned during chapel at the seminary with the news: “Your mother has 24-48 hours to live.” At 95, my mother had been in decline for about six months, and in rather severe decline for almost 3 ½ weeks, from just before Christmas. So out I ..
Working Back from the End to Today
You can’t know what something means until it is finished. If you drive by a construction site on your way to work, day after day, you’ll see a work in progress; beams going up, trusses for the roof, then eventually walls, insulation, windows, shingles, siding, and then you can decide if you like the house ..
Filling in the Blanks on “Witness”: God Raised Jesus from the Dead
And just what is it that Christians are to witness to? The Acts of the Apostles gives us a simple answer, with broad implications
Heaven’s OK, but It’s Not the End of the World
First Fruits and Last Things
Holy Week and Easter Reading
Books by people who actually believe stuff
Peter Rollins’ “Insurrection”
The latest book from a prominent figure in the “Emergent Church Movement”
Scientifically Demonstrable . . . Sort of
What is Truth?
Earth Day: together with all creatures
I blog elsewhere about the adventures (and misadventures) of trying my hand with a small hobby farm. Most of the time, the joys and struggles of that life with some land do not intersect in any obvious way with my life and vocation at the Seminary. (Although there are hopeful signs that my worlds might be ..