Geoffrey Holsclaw
Christian Fundamentalism is like an autoimmune disease. I know it sounds harsh. And I was raised Fundamentalist, and I’ve suffered under its effects. So let me explain. An autoimmune disease is when the immune system attacks the body it is meant to protect. This is what Fundamentalism has been doing to the Evangelical body […]
In his baptism, Jesus didn’t prove his sinlessness, his purity, his righteous, or wokeness (even though he was). Jesus was willing to be NUMBERED among the SINNERS. Will we do the same? In a time of self-esteem fortification and polarized vilification, we rarely admit we when we are wrong, that we are broken, that we—indeed—are […]
Asking if Pentecost leads to democracy might sound like an odd question. But I really want to ask whether Christianity has a particular political-social form. In other words, is Christianity particularly suited for (or the cause of) Western Liberalism? Or, does the Spirit that animates Pentecost also animate democracy? Pentecost and Equality Some see Pentecost, […]
“Am I my brother’s keeper?” Outside the fact that Cain had already killed is brother, this doesn’t seem like a particularly damning thing to say. Maybe somewhat calloused. Somewhat disconnected, dismissive. But in our distracted, transitory, and dispassionate culture our relational connections are pretty flimsy. Relational expectations are at an all time minimum. Ty Grigg […]
Focusing on blood is tough for us modern people—especially sacrificial blood. We don’t really have any category for that. And yet, if we are to celebrate our redemption in Christ as we did in the previous post on the Evangelical Preaching of the Cross: Redemption, then we must affirm that—in some way— our redemption is […]