Author Archives: Speakfaithfully
Why do we believe…such wonky things about Satan? (Part 1)
During my exegesis of Job I studied in detail the nature, power and figure of Satan. This led me to make the statement that, “Satan is a loyal servant, serving at the pleasure of God and doing his job by … Continue reading
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Jazz Vespers, the Body of Christ and Improv (P.S. Thank you)
Last night I went to a Jazz Vespers event created by Gillian Grannum. Jazz Vespers are a mix of jazz music, prayer, and performance. These services can range from jazz concerts in a church to more formal and traditional Christian … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Personal Commentary, Recovery Journal
Tagged Body of Christ, community, improv, jazz, jazz vespers
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Pornography, Social Justice and Gender Constructs
Recently I went to a talk on social justice and pornography. Much was said about human sexuality, the Church and the impact of pornography. One point that Dr. Erin Dufault-Hunter was keen to make was that in interacting with pornography, … Continue reading
Posted in Personal Commentary
Tagged femininity, gender, masculinity, pornography, social justice
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This Liminal Space
[Suicide/Child abuse trigger warning: If child abuse and/or suicide are triggers for you, you may not want to read this post or at least prepare yourself.] In Pastoral Counseling Dr. Hammer made the statement that our role as pastoral counselors … Continue reading
A good word from Maxwell to all those in our often shamed extended adolescence.
Dr. Ryan, a professor here at Fuller, recently pointed out the fact that in the last hundred years the average lifespan has doubled. That means that new life stages that previously never existed have been created and others have been … Continue reading
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Recovery Journal: Learned Helplessness and the Theology of the Abused (Part 2)
Recap: In my first post of this very very long blog I talked about learned helplessness. To recap what I said… Abused people often experience trauma they have absolutely no control over. The pain, trauma and abuses they experience lead … Continue reading
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Tagged abuse, Church, learned helplessness, real talk, safe community, theology
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I hope God can forgive people like Hitler because I hope God can forgive me (or What Step Four taught me about my sin.)
In my previous post on Rob Bell, where I unwittingly started a debate concerning atonement theories, one of my friends James left this as part of his comments and pushback on my words. “Can you really love this kind of … Continue reading
Rob Bell, Universalism and all that Jazz.
I promised to respond to the many comments put up after I posted my thoughts on Rob Bell, Universalism, and seeing and understanding God as a threat. First up, my brother. “Interestingly enough, I’ve heard people use Luther’s major premises … Continue reading
Letters Between Friends: Rebekah Rossi, the Holy Spirit our Mother, gender constructs and the divine feminine.
Rossi recently posted: “How would you respond to someone referring to or praying to the Holy Spirit as “Mom”? I’m interested to hear your thoughts…” She tracked me down and wanted my input and I jokingly put “heresy” but promised … Continue reading
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Speaking of Gender Constructs
In my University of Phoenix class on human sexuality I found the following table. It is gender stereotypes that were found to be common among thirty countries. I do not know how diverse the countries were, but it is interesting … Continue reading →