As we continue to wade through the coronavirus quarantine, doubts, fears and opinions continue to grow stronger. When this happens, rhetoric also grows stronger. When rhetoric grows stronger, people begin to make statements of hyperbole and polarization. And when this happens, the danger that we will communicate something that we don’t actually think becomes great….
18Apr
CORONAVIRUS AND BIBLICAL PROPHECY?
In recent days I have heard the question asked several times, “is the coronavirus predicted in the Bible?” or “is the coronavirus a sign of the end times?” The short answer to both questions is “no,” But I thought it might be helpful to write a blog explaining why not. It is understandable why some…
10Feb
NINETIES PURITY CULTURE: WHAT WERE WE MISSING? Thoughts from Someone Who was There
It seems like every few weeks I see another article about “nineties purity culture.” While there are exceptions, most of the articles come from disgruntled people nearing middle age who feel like this cultural phenomenon ruined their lives. Why don’t we hear more from people who have good things to say about nineties purity culture?…
01Feb
Technical Mumbo Jumbo: What Paul Does and Does Not Say About Marriage – Ephesians 5:22-33 Part 2
In the last blog post we discussed some major interpretive pitfalls in interpreting Eph 5:22-33. If you have not already read that post, I highly recommend doing so before beginning this one, as I will assume a lot of the information given there. In this, the last blog post in this series, I will provide…
12Nov
Technical Mumbo Jumbo: What Paul Does and Does Not Say About Marriage – Ephesians 5:22-33 Part 1
When I was a junior in high school I remember my history teacher, Miss Hartzog, taking us through the notorious reign of Henry VIII. A reign so captivating that it seems like a new book, Movie or TV series about it comes out every six months. I was particularly entertained by the story of Henry’s…
06Nov
Lessons from Peeta Mellark on How to Treat a Woman
What do women want? This is the eternal question with which men wrestle. A casual survey of the internet on this subject will provide us with many men who say they can answer that question, and many highly disappointed women. Why? The men are usually coming at it from the perspective, not of how to…
11Oct
King of the Castle and Princess Too?
Society tells us that if we believe there are different roles for men and women then we are narrow minded bigots. Clearly, this puts many Christians at odds with the world around them. But sadly, even in a conservative Christian context, many men give lip service to gender roles without any effort to live these…
30Sep
Patriarchy vs Male Headship
My wife and I met in college, but she graduated one year earlier than I did. She is nearly two years younger, but probably more than twice as intelligent. Lucky me! We were planning to get married after I graduated, so she stayed around San Diego while I finished up. She was a little frustrated…
13Sep
Leadership is Service
As I sit down to write this blog, I remember the old days of 2003 when three things were still true: Bill O’Reilly had not yet fallen from grace, Arnold Schwarzenegger was running for Governor of California, and I was still watching Fox News. The incident that jogs my memory thus is a moment on…
04Sep
Full Theological Context, or The Bible and How We Treat Other People
“I don’t see what I don’t wanna see and I don’t here what I don’t wanna hear.” That is a quote from my sister, Tiffany Gabrielle Mendez. The context was when she was a teenage girl, and teenage boys would say shocking things to try to impress her. However, the quote is an apt summary…
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