Tag Archives: Christianity
Sincerity of faith is not an inoculation against participating in evil.
[Disclaimer: This post explores injustices and this post contains graphic and explicit pictures of violence and dead bodies related to that subject.] No one can really deny that Christians have supported and participated in very serious evils in history. At … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Personal Commentary
Tagged Abu Ghraib scandal, Christian culture, Christian evil, Christian oppression, Christianity, Christopher Columbus, colonialism, homophobia, injustice, KKK, Native American genocide, racism, Rwandan genocide, sincerity of faith, systemic injustice
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The White Western hegemony of the Gospel and how that is ending.
Recently the first WeekFOUR event took place. WeekFOUR is the student group I started with Matt Schuler as a platform for student voices at Fuller Theological Seminary to be heard and as a space for the incredibly diverse and experience-rich … Continue reading
Bethel (Part 2)
[In this post I am going to talk about was my experience of the Bethel culture.] The last several months I have been involved in a Bethel School of Supernatural Ministry run in conjunction with Pihop. This has been part … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Personal Commentary
Tagged Bethel, Charismatic, Christianity, Church, local church, Pentecostal, revival
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Bethel (Part 1)
[I just got back from my trip to Bethel church in Redding, CA. I went to Bethel primarily to receive prayer for my arthritis. I also went partly to experience what was going on at Bethel firsthand. The last several … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Personal Commentary
Tagged arthritis, Bethel, Christianity, prayer, supernatural healing, unanswered prayer
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Arthritis and the Word of the Lord
I’ve written about it from time to time but I am still suffering from arthritis and have been praying for complete supernatural healing since last spring. To recap briefly I was diagnosed with arthritis when I was eight years old after … Continue reading
Why I went back to Church…
Ten months ago I left Christian Assembly (CA), a church out in Eagle Rock. I simply one Sunday stopped attending and never went back. I did not have a falling out with the church or a negative experience that drove me away. … Continue reading
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Tagged Christian Assembly, Christianity, Church, going back to church
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Is Homosexuality a Sin?: Approaching this is issue through the “Revelation and Invitation” Approach.
[Disclaimer: This blog and the posts contained within it are solely the representation of my personal thoughts and beliefs. They are in no way representative of the thoughts or beliefs of communities or organizations I am involved in or discuss. … Continue reading
Is Homosexuality a Sin: Problems with the Truth-mine Approach
[Disclaimer: This blog and the posts contained within it are solely the representation of my personal thoughts and beliefs. They are in no way representative of the thoughts or beliefs of communities or organizations I am involved in or discuss. … Continue reading
The “R” Word
A recent video has struck a chord with many people and it has spread like wildfire through social media, getting millions of views in only a couple of days. I was originally going to refrain from commenting about it, because … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, Jeff Bethke, religion, Why I Hate Religion But I Love Jesus
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How responsible am I for colonialism?: Why Kevin Gonzaga exists.
[Introduction: This is a several page post that I began writing as I wrestled with considering my personal responsibility in regards to European colonialism which “settled” the nation I grew up in. It ended up being about why I exists … Continue reading →