Resurrection: Literal or Metaphorical (or both)?

I recently saw a tweet asking Christians if or how their lives/faith would change if the resurrection of Jesus could be definitively proven as false. Reading through the responses was interesting as it presented many different people’s perspectives and experiences and why they chose to see resurrection as literal or metaphorical (or some of both).

A Poem for Holy Week

if the pain the grief the ache the loss the longing  associated with death  like on Friday and Saturday  feel far more present and real than the hope the joy the beauty  the goodness of life and resurrection  like on Sunday  you are not alone you are loved may you one day find love  grace

Some Things I Wrote This Week

It’s not uncommon for me to draw from things I and others write on social media to include in my blog or to spur some more thoughts on. So, today, I’ll share some things I’ve shared on social media over the past week.   tw/cw/cn – pet death [about Snowflake, my 14-year-old cat who was

Evangelicalism & My Personal Faith (Part 2)

Last week I talked about Rhett and Link’s podcast, Ear Biscuits, and how I found their discussion of their Christian upbringing relatable. Below are two links: one for the second installment of this podcast series, and one for Collective Church pastored by Rob Carmack. I’ve been listening to Collective sermons for around 2-3 months now

Why I’m Not An Evangelical Christian (part 1)

Over the past several months, I’ve been hearing and seeing a lot of stories from people raised in evangelical Christianity who are now “exvangelicals”. Many people, including both those who are no longer Christians and those who have remained Christians but deconstructed their faith, use this term to describe their faith journeys. I’ve occasionally participated

The God I Put My Faith In

I’ve recently been seeing lots of discussions online about prayer, faith, forgiveness, and other topics from various people I follow online, both Christians and non Christians. This isn’t necessarily another “Twitter theology” post, though it could be at least partially considered one. I’ve been following Shannon Dingle for several months, and I already was appreciative