Shack Bible Project A fresh read of Scripture, provoked by The Shack, nourished by ancient Christianity

From behind and above and before all things was The Force, surrounding us and binding us.  The Force was with Papa, and The Force was God together with Papa and Sarayu (2) from the very beginning. (3) Everything that exists, came into being because The Force called it forth. (4) The Force is the beg

I get a lot out of The Shack‘s emotionally satisfying vision of God, but I’m a thinker, as well as a feeler.  I’m a scientist; I’m interested in finding the structures and patterns of how the real world works.  So when I read The Shack, I’m also asking questions like: “Is this the way things [...]

Originally published on the Trinity and Humanity blog I used to think Saint Paul was a really bad interpreter of the Old Testament.  Because whenever he uses Old Testament passages to make a point in his writings, he totally butchers it.  He does everything we’re taught NOT to do. Let’s take Romans

Jesus has made us one—Citizens and Illegals together.  Watch out for those who want to trick you into thinking otherwise. You know who they are. (18) They serve themselves, not Jesus. They use fancy words to snare lazy minds. (19) Everybody knows you guys in Rome are great at loving Papa and loving

Pastor John Piper recently gave a talk about how “God has given Christianity a masculine feel.”  John’s a good guy, but I think he misses the mark on this one.  Below is a bit where I have a little fun with the text of John’s talk in order to suggest that his reasoning could be [...]

(Okay, so this isn’t exactly Shack-oriented, but I wanted to share this post about Epiphany that I wrote for the Trinity and Humanity blog today.  Enjoy!). Imagine you are a member of an ancient tribe.  The earth is chock-full of gods, but the one who lives in your area is the one who affects your [

From behind and above and before all things was The Force, surrounding us and binding us.  The Force was with Papa, and The Force was God together with Papa and Sarayu (2) from the very beginning. (3) Everything that exists, came into being because The Force called it forth. (4) The Force is the beg

(16.1) My friend Phoebe (from the Jesus-community in Cencrae, Greece) is doing me a huge favor by taking this letter to you.  I thank you in advance (2) for embracing her with all the hospitality in which Papa, Jesus & Sarayu have embraced you. Please take care of whatever she needs from you, as she