Go to hell, church. And I mean that. Now that I have your attention, let me explain what I mean. One of my favorite things about Christ...

Crucifixion/Passion of Jesus Found in Matthew 27:27-44; Mark 15:16-32; Luke 23:26-43; John 19:16-27. I think about this moment a lot. I...

Harrowing of Hell Found in 1 Peter 3:18-22, Ephesians 4:9, Colossians 2:15, Acts 2:24, Hosea 13:14, Zech. 9:11, Psalms 23:7 There’s a...

Holidays are weird. Maybe I’m the only one that thinks this, maybe not. But it’s a weird time of the year. It’s a time where we, as the...

Anxiety is weird. In full disclosure, I’m fairly new on this journey. While I have probably had anxiety my whole life…I self-medicated...

“Fantasy is a natural human activity. It certainly does not destroy or even insult Reason; and it does not either blunt the appetite for,...

An odd name. Really. We have a precession of lambs into the city of Jerusalem for Holy Week and then Jesus on a donkey at the end. The...

. The fig tree story is one of my favorites. While it seems looking on the surface of it that Jesus is just hangry… there is always...

In Matthew 23 Jesus checks the Pharisees. Typically called the ‘7 woes’, we see Jesus use phrases like; “blind guides”, “brood of...

Jesus anointed by the woman and Judas betrays him. Luke 7 calls her a ‘sinful woman’. Jesus is having dinner with Pharisees and his...

Passover Seder meal. A commemoration of the exodus from Egypt. A celebration. Something is different this time. Jesus has celebrated this...

This is the moment. After a night of betrayal and trials, Christ is tried and sentenced to death. The very people that shouted ‘Hosanna’...

Christ’s descent into hell. I don’t believe today was silent. Aside from the grieving and confusion of those that followed Christ. I...

The resurrection. The tomb is empty. Scholars and historians across the board agree that the tomb was empty. It is more historical fact...

Our final book of our course work in the Doctor of Theology was “The Love of Learning and the Desire for God: A Study in Monastic...