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What Angel Was Sent to John?
Within the spiritual realm there exists a divine postal service of sorts that’s worked by angels. In fact, the word angel literally translated is messenger. While we typically use this word today to denote all the good spiritual beings of Heaven (which is often how the New Testament uses the word), the wider biblical picture…
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“I Call All Times Soon”
When Aslan tells Lucy he’ll see her again soon, Lucy asks him to define what he means by soon. Aslan replies, “I call all times soon.” John uses this word in the opening line of Revelation, saying that his prophecies, “must soon take place.” But it’s been a few centuries since he wrote that, so…
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There Will Be No Poor Among You
While all humans were made in God’s image with equal authority, sin has pushed us to thrive at the expense of another, creating a vast dividing line between the rich and the poor. God saw this in humanity and created laws to make sure humanity took care of one another, but as we can see,…
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The Asbury Outpouring is Very Wesleyan
To some, what’s happening at Asbury these days sounds Pentecostal or Charismatic rather than Wesleyan, which is the tradition the school is grounded in. But this perception comes from what we see of Methodism in the present world. Today, Methodists are often known for things like holiness and reason, but at its starting point, Methodists…
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Michael Heiser Passes
Michael Heiser is one of my biggest heroes. He was instrumental in taking the dense scholarly world of the Bible, and making it intriguing and tangible for thousands of us. I can easily say that my ministry, teaching, and understanding of Biblical mission would be entirely different had I not encountered his work a few…
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Guillermo Del Toro’s Ash Pinocchio Wednesday
Someone owes Dallas money for how much he’s been telling people to watch Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio, which is a stop-motion rendition of the classic story with some really clever and meaningful changes. Dallas and Jamin dissect the religious and biblical themes of the movie and come away with a timely Ash Wednesday message. You…
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A Pilgrimage to Asbury
Like thousands of others across the country, I took the Christian pilgrimage down to Asbury University this week to see firsthand what the Holy Spirit was up to. It was wonderful. When such movements of God happen in the Bible, it always causes Bible scholars to ask, “Why?” In the same way, we all today…
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Imaging God to Creation
Every human in history has asked the question, “Why am I here?” The answers given to this question vary depending on religion, worldview, and one’s general understanding of their place in society. The Hebrews expected this question, and so they set out to answer it in the opening pages of their Scriptures by reflecting on…
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Imaging God in the Wider Cosmos
We planted a “nerd church” a few years back to reach a comic-con type of crowd. Being a nerd myself, I’ve tried to stay open to nerdy theological questions that people might ask. At one point along the way, I spent a lot of time trying to answer the question, “Would God make aliens?” With…
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