Was Jesus merely being “tested” in Matthew 16—or tempted? The Greek word peirazō suggests something darker. From the wilderness to Peter’s rebuke, the same seduction followed him: win the world through power. Yet again and again, Jesus refused spectacle, choosing the slow, costly way of love. What might that mean for our prayers, our ministries,…
Was Jesus merely being “tested” in Matthew 16—or tempted? The Greek word peirazō suggests something darker. From the wilderness to Peter’s rebuke, the same seduction followed him: win the world through power. Yet again and again, Jesus refused spectacle, choosing the slow, costly way of love. What might that mean for our prayers, our ministries,…
What if Jesus didn’t rely on divine shortcuts? What if the cross truly hurt, the temptations were real, and the battle against Sin demanded everything within him? The good news isn’t merely that God loves sinners—it’s that Jesus defeated Sin as a fully human man empowered by the Spirit. And if that’s true, then the…
A viral debate clip claimed a famous psychologist “destroyed” his opponent. But what I saw felt very different. What happens when confidence replaces clarity, and prestige replaces substance? From academic rhetoric to political platforms, here’s why sounding right isn’t the same as being right—and why the way of Christ demands something better.
Before Hollywood imagined King Ghidorah, Scripture introduced a far more terrifying dragon. Leviathan—the twisting serpent of Job, the seven-headed sea monster of Psalm 74, the chaos creature defeated in Isaiah and echoed in Revelation—lurks beneath the surface of the biblical story. But this isn’t mythology for mythology’s sake. It’s a polemic. Yahweh, not Baal, not…
From collecting cans to rent video games in a tiny village to crowded houses, dollar theaters, and Thursday night dinners, I’ve spent my life chasing community. What if that longing isn’t just personality—but theology? What if our hunger for togetherness is rooted in the very being of God?
“Woke” began as a warning: don’t sleep through oppression. Somewhere along the way, it became a political insult. But what if the instinct behind it is deeply biblical? From the cycle of Judges to the prophets to Jesus himself, Scripture tells a story of a God who sees injustice, names it, and calls people to…
I’ve just launched a new podcast focused on justice theology! In this first episode of The Dusty Needle Gospel, I explore James H. Cone’s The Cross and the Lynching Tree to ask a dangerous question: what if Jesus is still being crucified in front of us—and we’ve trained ourselves not to see it? From lynching…
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