5.05.2026

To Have a Soul

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In my Psychology and Christianity class this week we were speaking about the soul.  That discussion reminded me of a short series I shared i...
5.04.2026

The Gospel of the Spirit: Paul and the Damascus Catastrophe

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In Galatians, Paul describes how he received his gospel as “an apocalypse of Jesus Christ” (Gal. 1:12). That claim is related to a decisive ...
5.01.2026

Al Shall Be Wele: Chapter 2: "To have of Gods gift three wounds"

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"...the wound of very contrition, the wound of kinde compassion, and the wound of willfull longing to God." In Chapter 2 Julian no...
4.30.2026

On Hedonic Well-Being: Part 4, Four More Reasons Why Hedonic Well-Being Goes Wrong

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In the last post I described four reasons hedonic well-being, on its own terms, does not cultivate our deeper flourishing. In this post I wi...
4.29.2026

On Hedonic Well-Being: Part 3, Four Reasons Why Hedonic Well-Being Goes Wrong

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In the last post I described how hedonic well-being becomes captured and directed by neoliberal assumptions. When we tell people to "Ch...
4.28.2026

On Hedonic Well-Being: Part 2, The Neoliberal Backdrop

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On the surface, encouragements to “Choose Joy” and “Find Happiness” seem straightforward and obvious. And yet, as described in the last post...
4.27.2026

On Hedonic Well-Being: Part 1, The Pleasurable Life

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For the second time I was able to teach a positive psychology class for our graduate program. Like every class you get to teach for a second...
4.24.2026

Al Shall Be Wele: Chapter 1, "His deareworthy passion"

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"His deareworthy passion" I've shared here how last summer Jana and I were able to visit Julian of Norwich's church, St. J...
4.23.2026

Jesus, High-Handed Sin, and Forgiveness

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Having just finished a series reflecting on how the vision of high-handed sin in Numbers 15 might affect how we think about the relationship...
4.22.2026

Speculative Reflections on Atonement, Punishment, and Guilt: Part 5, It Has Happened Before

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Okay, having walked through some biblical texts, let me stop and try to pull on some threads. One of the triggering things, I expect, over t...
4.21.2026

Speculative Reflections on Atonement, Punishment, and Guilt: Part 4, The Suffering Servant

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Okay, so I want to start making a turn toward Christology in this serial speculation. We'll start with Isaiah 53. In the last post, I de...
4.20.2026

Speculative Reflections on Atonement, Punishment, and Guilt: Part 3, Paying the Penalty and Serving the Term

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The other place where we see high-handed sin forgiven in Scripture concerns the people of Israel. There are many places where we can see thi...
4.17.2026

Psalm 150

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"Let everything that breathes praise the Lord" The Psalms end with a final call to praise. There is no narrative. No petition. No ...
4.16.2026

Speculative Reflections on Atonement, Punishment, and Guilt: Part 2, David and Psalm 51

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Recall the description of high-handed sin from Numbers 15:30–31: But whoever acts high-handedly [i.e., "defiantly" (NET), "br...