The significance of the birth of Jesus logically rests upon Calvary. This is not just the logic of faith. It builds from the logic of human lived experience. Is it not in the face of death that we tend to contemplate the value of the life that was lived and thereby ascribe new meaning to … Continue reading In the Shadow of the Possible: Reconstructing the Journey Between Bethlehem and Golgotha
Maria Salome: The Unknown Yet Transformative Story of a Woman Disciple of the Early Church
During the season of Easter, there was an image from last summer that I have been pondering in my heart: My whole-self walking in wonder for the first time through I vìcoli (the small streets—las callecitas) of the magical town of Veroli, located in the Latin Valley of Central Italy. The smell of the wind … Continue reading Maria Salome: The Unknown Yet Transformative Story of a Woman Disciple of the Early Church
Podcast: Paul Chilcote Episode 4 Part 1
New Episode! In this episode I talk with Dr. Paul Chilcote. Paul is a Wesley scholar, church historian, and theologian. Recently retired, Paul has served numerous academic institutions, including Asbury Theological Seminary (Orlando), Ashland Theological School, and Duke University. He also served as a missionary in Kenya and as a founding faculty member of Africa … Continue reading Podcast: Paul Chilcote Episode 4 Part 1
The Only Question about God that Matters
The only image of God is the face of our neighbor, who is also the sibling of God's First-Born, of God's own likeness (2 Cor. 4:4; Col. 1:15). Our human neighbor now becomes a "sacrament" of God's hidden presence among us, a mediator between God and humanity. Every authentic religious act is directed toward the … Continue reading The Only Question about God that Matters
Justice is Blind
For us to try to go back to tell black people in the community that justice is blind, they'll say, 'you're right. It is so blind that they can't see us. It is so blind to whenever something happens to one of us, we get the max if we don't get killed first.' And so, … Continue reading Justice is Blind
Liminal Theology 