Another fun title with a totally unanswerable question. I could perhaps say the main character of the Bible. But instead, I think I’ll speak of… Read More »This Too is Hebel: Who is God in the Hebrew Bible?
Now that’s a fun title. Fun because I know, and you know, I cannot provide you with a single, definitive answer to the question: What… Read More »This Too is Hebel: What does Ecclesiastes Mean?
Everything sucks. Nothing makes sense. It seems that since birth, these two statements have bounced off the walls of my mind. I am a pessimist,… Read More »This Too is Hebel: Grief, Psych Wards, and the Bible
I told myself I would not write anything on the recently started Iran War. But unfortunately for myself, I find I cannot write on anything… Read More »Anointed for Armageddon: The Christian Nationalist War
Life sucks. Let’s just name it as it is. It is one of the most fundamental facts of life itself. It is packed to the… Read More »Shadow Journaling with Ecclesiastes
Imagine getting rich by telling people you champion “family values” and religiosity, only to have your entire public “calling” shaped by homophobia and misogyny. Plus,… Read More »Sponges are Gay, but Abuse is Blindness: On Dobson and Epstein
The rain fell a little harder that day. The daylight felt several shades darker. It was the day heaven wept. I can still feel the… Read More »The Day Heaven Wept: A Time to Mourn
One of the most valuable aspects of attending Candler School of Theology has been to study under Dr. Susan E. Hylen. Dr. Hylen is the… Read More »Beyond Left Behind: The Necessity of Violence in Revelation
In a class I took last fall, a seminar on God and evil, I got a fresh taste of academic humility. It was a class… Read More »Why Privatio Boni is Theological Gaslighting
Spoiler note: This post discusses some plot elements and major scenes from Heretic (2024). I tried to avoid key plot details, but this is hard… Read More »Theology of Heretic (2024): The Anti-Apologetics of Mr. Reed