A Pesky Progressive Graduate Student Reflects — I’m to blame for what I feel should be written, but I must confess, I think Jordan Peterson should take a share in that blame. Here, I’ll share my truth (while doing my best to stand up straight with my shoulders back), because it might just get us closer to…

My Candid Impression — The prayer: Dearest father and almighty creator, we ask for your grace tonight, despite our pride. Your forgiveness, despite our doubt. Most of all lord, we ask for your love to soothe us through these dark times. May we face whatever is to come in your divine will with courage…

Part IV — Where Do We Fit In? — We’ve covered a lot in this short series, so here’s a recap before we conclude: · In Part I, we were introduced to Job. We learned that Job was a righteous man, that God allowed the accuser (who is not Satan ;)) to bring a great amount of loss and…

Part III: God Speaks — Job has argued his innocence. Bildad, Eliphaz, and Zophar have argued against Job’s innocence because God is just. Elihu, in his youth, has told everyone they’re wrong. Even though they don’t know why Job is suffering, he says, God is just, so Job is in the wrong to accuse God. …

Part II: Job’s Friends — At this point, Job has suffered a lot. He’s lost everything and he’s covered in boils (Ouch!). Job has 3 friends that come and sit with him to mourn all that has happened to him: Bildad, Eliphaz, and Zophar. Later, he’ll be joined by another man named Elihu. After Job…

Part I: An Overview — Growing up, Job was one of my favorite books in the Bible. I wanted to be like Job. I wanted to face my suffering and through it all still be able to cry out in hope, “For I know that my Redeemer lives, and that at the last he will…

An Essay on Human Progress Through true argument, humanity moves forward. What is the Problem? There is no person who understands another. Some try to understand and some absolutely do not. Not understanding the other has always been a hindrance to human progression. …

A Christian Guide to Any Election Weeks have passed since I wrote an article describing Jesus as the only savior of our politics. If you missed it, you can find the article here: A Political Savior Let it be known that my intended audience are those that consider themselves a part of the Christian tradition in the…medium.com In the article, I mention that we, as Christians, should love our neighbor in how we vote…

To those that consider themselves a part of the Christian tradition in the west, I write to you, but I welcome all to read and join the discussion. I write heavy-hearted, weighed down by the seemingly still increasing polarization of Christians on the right and left of the political spectrum…