Kerux

Although I was going to write on a different topic, when I looked at my calendar and saw that this post would be uploaded on International Women’s Day (March 8th) I decided to focus my post on women, more specifically, on the worth of a woman.  However, my hope in … ∞

Ravi Zacharias passed away in May of 2020. He was a prominent apologist, and left behind a large ministry, having written many books as well as having spoken extensively. For many believers who were raised in Christian homes, Ravi Zacharias may very well have been a household name. It has … ∞

What equals love? Well, if you asked Jesus I think he would say something like laying your life down for your friends (John 15:13). If you asked Paul, he’d define it this way: “Love is patient and kind; rejoices with the truth. Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes … ∞

I’m tired.  I’m angry.  I’m lonely.  I’m overwhelmed.  I’m afraid. Have you spoken, or even thought any of these words over the past months, weeks, or days?  Well, if you have you’re not alone.  And it’s easy to get caught up in the raging storm, especially when it’s so long, … ∞

There were lots of things I wanted to write about for the first Kerux post of the semester. I could have covered the Capitol Riot from January 6, or the Inauguration of Pres. Joe Biden on the 20th, or the positive news I’ve heard about new COVID vaccines that will … ∞

Anna von Hausswolff took me completely by surprise — I was just mindlessly scrolling through my facebook feed, and there she was. I’m not sure what compelled me — besides providence! — but I decided to give her most recent album, “All Thoughts Fly,” a listen. As it played through … ∞

The study of theology is by nature an exercise in limits. I wrote briefly about limits in my last post — limits in our sphere of influence — but today I want to explore a new kind of limits in our lives — limits on our theological education. The first … ∞

It feels like the sky is falling.  I don’t mean to alarm you, as though you aren’t alarmed already. If my finger is on the pulse of American Christianity — and I’d like to think I’m at least somewhere close to the pulse — then I can feel the increased … ∞

the sun lays its rays on mortal foundations embracing all no matter what station warming us close accepted, we come with songs of life and love our hearts turned over; now gentle doves processed through suffering; we become affirmed by the Son blessings for those whose struggles we know both … ∞

Before Laura had eaten from the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil and saw power dynamics everywhere, life was quite simple. She and her gay brother would put on puppet shows in their basement for their parents before she knew he was gay. Of course, at that time … ∞

Enter any classroom filled with Juniors at a Christian College and say one thing: “Jeremiah 29:11.” Groaning, shouting, and gnashing of teeth are sure to ensue: “Put it in context!” “That passage doesn’t mean what people think it does!” I was among this cohort, and to an extent, they’re correct: … ∞

I became a heavy internet porn user at 16. None of the internet porn I watched was free–it cost me my freedom as I enslaved myself to perverted sexual desire. The consequences of using internet porn are insidious and utterly destructive, but no one really told me about them. No … ∞

A poem about pornography and another about rape – not exactly your usual Kerux fare. Somehow, pastoral odes and free-verse reflections on mundanity’s beauty seem more attuned to a seminary journal. However, upon reading these two poems, the editors of Kerux found themselves intrigued. Despite their reservations, perhaps, just maybe, … ∞

Last night I lay a-sleepingThere came a dream so fair,I stood in old JerusalemBeside the temple there.I heard the children singing,And ever as they sang,Me thought the voice of angelsFrom heaven in answer rangMe thought the voice of angelsFrom heaven in answer rang.Jerusalem! Jerusalem!Lift up your gates and sing,Hosanna in … ∞