The gospel reading this past Sunday was Luke 4:14-21. In the reading, Jesus has returned home. With “the power of the Spirit” resting on him (4:14), he must have seemed different. He has already been preaching in the villages round about Galilee, but now at last he is home in Nazareth. His fame (Greek phēmē) […]

READING THE BIBLE . . . WRONG: BAD THEOLOGY 6

Photo: dailysabah.com German commando operation frees Benito Mussolini in 1943 while he was held captive by his own government. He was recaptured by partisans in 1945 and executed. Notably Mussolini had grandiose ideas, an inflated ego, and desired to be an emperor. Ironically, part of his undoing was his incompetence in economic management, including placing […]

A Curse On All Who Enable – a poem by Paul Vincent Cannon

https://www.gcu.edu/blog/theology-ministry/theology-thursday-transcendence After the winter comes spring , But the divine is unlimited by   anything , All that matters is a wonderful thing … God is in everyone and everything , A transcendent and imminent  God exists …In many aspects , we are a reflection of God but God is infinite, indefinite and eternal  …

Transcendence | Theology Thursday | GCU Blog

Cellular Theology It is late. He should sleep, but tonight the monk feels a restless pull from the manuscript before him. Under the frail, flickering candle, the illuminated capital letter (the T of Tau) shimmers with gold filigree. It is a beacon—but the apostle’s words that follow are dull, mere shadows. Whenever this mood descends, everything […]

Cellular Theology – a story by Colm O’Shea

Cellular Theology It is late. He should sleep, but tonight the monk feels a restless pull from the manuscript before him. Under the frail, flickering candle, the illuminated capital letter (the T of Tau) shimmers with gold filigree. It is a beacon—but the apostle’s words that follow are dull, mere shadows. Whenever this mood descends, everything […]

Cellular Theology – a story by Colm O’Shea

A few months ago, I quite unintentionally began a deep-dive in reading Indigenous writers. Around the same time, a good friend and I started talking about the 94 Calls to Action from the report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and how slow our government (and a lesser degree our church) seemed to be in […] […]

Setting Our Stories Straight: Dismantling Settler Theology — Matthew Root

You are the light of the world. A city set on a hill cannot be hidden. Nor do people light a lamp and put it under a basket, but on a stand, and it gives light to all in the house. In the same way, let your light shine before others, so that they may […]

Presence Theology Part 1

Why this is important: Unity among Christians, despite diverse theological perspectives, is a profound aspiration rooted in the teachings of Jesus and the work of the Holy Spirit. Achieving this unity involves several key steps, each guided by scriptural principles and the empowering presence of the Holy Spirit. Here, we explore how Christians can navigate […]

How Can Christians Achieve Unity with So Many Differences in Theology?

These growing sugar snaps should fill me with joy. I hate that word “should.” My body aches this morning. I am tired and overwhelmed.

Whenever these emotions bombard me, I think of Sarah Connor in Terminator.

Sci-Fi Theology

by Philip Sudworth. This year is 1700th anniversary of the Council of Nicaea of 325, which produced a creed, which is still recited regularly in many churches and acceptance of it is a requirement for membership and for ordination. The traditional church celebrates that this creed has remained largely unchanged over hundreds of years and […]

A Multi-faceted God for All People