Last week, I passed the milestone of defending my doctoral dissertation (cheer), and since pretty much everyone on the planet was... more

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Let's start off with a little Greek lesson. The Greek word which we usually translate as grace is... more

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My feline companion of over 17 years passed away last month and I am adjusting... more

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I have been reading Father James Martin's excellent book, Jesus: A Pilgrimage, which is... more

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Last week I was in Vancouver for a series of lectures at Regent College and... more

This past weekend I participated in the Canadian Evangelical Theological Association's fall conference at Tyndale University in Toronto... more

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This morning I attended a presentation on the topic of critical realism and how it connects theology and... more

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One of the biggest challenges in our faith community is making space for and involving our kids in... more

I wrote a bit about my experience at the Vineyard USA Conference in Columbus, Ohio this past week. Here is the post as it appeared... more

Theology is not black and white. It is not cut and dried, whatever that means (sounds a bit like beef jerky). For most of us, at some... more