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The Sword of Jesus and the Fifth commandment

Intro Indian culture has a high value for respect for parents. Adult children generally live with their parents until they are married, and even then either make frequent visits or live in a multi generational home. What this leads to is something of a paradox for the Christian ministering in an Indian context. This highContinue reading “The Sword of Jesus and the Fifth commandment”

Make Christianity Hard Again

I grew up in a very interesting strain of Christianity. Now, I don’t know if this was the explicit teaching of my church or just what I felt, but it seemed like the overall message of a Christian’s duty was, “don’t sin, attend church, read your Bible, and tell others about Jesus.” Now, all ofContinue reading “Make Christianity Hard Again”

Why Cosmology Matters

“Actually, we believe that Christianity started at the creation of the world.” I was going back and forth with one of my friends who was giving his account of why he didn’t believe in any religion. He spoke generally about the age of religions. About how Islam was predated by Christianity which was predated byContinue reading “Why Cosmology Matters”

From the Courts to the Streets

For my entire life abortion has been legal in all 50 states. Not only has it been legal, but the states have been prohibited from outlawing by a 1973 Supreme Court case called Roe v. Wade. Now, in what is likely, without hyperbole, the biggest move towards justice since the founding of the country, RoeContinue reading “From the Courts to the Streets”

Elijah, some bread, and waiting till the morning

One of the strangest stories in the Old Testament is the story of Elijah running from Jezebel in 1 Kings 19. The reason that it strikes me as odd is that it is such a mix of the natural and the supernatural. Let me set the stage. Elijah had just done some of the mostContinue reading “Elijah, some bread, and waiting till the morning”

My Favorite Books of 2021

I know I’m a little bit behind everyone else on my “top 10 books” list, but we just moved to a new city, and I think I’m finally getting back to my old rhythms. These are the top 10 books that I enjoyed in 2021. 10. Evangelism as Exiles-Elliot ClarkClark is painfully biblical, painful becauseContinue reading “My Favorite Books of 2021”

Nobody is really a pluralist, and why that’s okay

It is surprising (and oh so refreshing!) to see crossover between our new urban Asian context and where we used to live in the United States. I don’t know yet if the crossover is because our context is becoming more westernized or if it is because the West, in some ways, is becoming more likeContinue reading “Nobody is really a pluralist, and why that’s okay”

Letters of Recommendation

We don’t like to admit it, but who you know is sometimes as-if not more-important than how good you are at something. We’ve gone through some hiring in our office recently, and a well-connected 3.5 GPA absolutely beats out a 4.0 that nobody knows. It’s hard to overstate the power of a good recommendation. ButContinue reading “Letters of Recommendation”

Drilling and Blasting

I don’t know if I can recommend “Center Church” by Timothy Keller enough. I’m not a big “re-reader,” but I’m going through his book again. And I’m so glad I am, the book is full of ways to engage with culture, one of the most helpful being his analogy of drilling and blasting. Keller expressesContinue reading “Drilling and Blasting”

The Untouched Part

I just finished “The Untouched Part” by Eunice-Pauline Olatunji. I’ll be honest, I have some mixed feelings about this book. Though there are some helpful parts, there are also some things I definitely would have done differently. Review The COVID-19 pandemic shook a lot of our categories. A fast-paced, unreflective world forced to stop traveling,Continue reading “The Untouched Part”