Our church is going through a series called “Wondering Why” where we are considering the question of, “If God is all knowing, all loving, and all powerful, why is there evil in the world?” The classic Biblical story that deals with this problem in depth is the Book of Job. If you haven’t read it, […]
As a Christian who believes in an omniscient God, I’ve struggled with the idea of freedom/free will. How could I be truly free to do anything if God already knows what I’m going to do? If God knows what I’m going to do, then doesn’t that mean I have to do the thing that God […]
One Christianity’s fiercest critics in recent history was none other than Malcolm X. Malcolm himself was a very religious man who admired and revered many figures in the Christian faith. He also was very familiar with the faith itself. His father was a pastor and Malcolm has spent much time studying the bible. This meant […]
I scream and shout But you teem with clout And cloud my loud dreams team me with your stout house. Unanswered anger manifests festering distress upset with your process. Regret rejects your rest protests your professed blessed intellect. Inspect grotesque events that express the effect of bereft prayers that expect you to forget I’m oppressed […]
Pull up with they bangas out, taking the gangsta route, leave your brain hanging out, we find this entertaining now. I’m interchanging vows with vowels integrating how we’re raising towns of generations proud of their painted crown on gun’s reigning sound. Bullets raining down now mama’s staining gowns with tears retaining frowns. This tainting is […]
As we look at the current state of pneumatology, there is very little discussion on other aspects of the spiritual realm. In some pneumatologies, it seems that there is no other spiritual realty besides God and human spirits. The current neglect of demons in academic studies of Holy Spirit can leave us unprepared on how […]
As I see it, orthopraxy is the culmination of the development of our relationship with Holy Spirit. We start with orthodoxy, which informs our orthopathy, which then motivates our orthopraxy. This development need not always be linear, but is often times, and is a helpful way to conceptualize our relationship with Holy Spirit. Orthopraxy, as […]
Uh yeah, said I don’t need you, said I would leave you. surrounded by evil, found out it don’t treat me equal, pray to sky looking like prey, can I trust an eagle? Shouldn’t see you as legal, freedom can feel lethal. Feeling feeble kneeling in a fetal, needles filling me with fecal. Do you […]
It’s appearant I need to be transparent wearing a sleeve with a heart so weary. Wish I breathed as adherent to your inherent inerrant being. Instead i got errands airing how you make me grive. Do I merit fleeing When you inherit leaving Want a warrant tears in torrent abhorrent horror hoarding my torture cherishing […]
Power of Words 