The Bible contains real violence.
War. Genocide. Retaliation.
Then Jesus says: love your enemies.
So what do we do with that?
No easy answers.
#Deconstructionists
#BibleStudy
#FaithDeconstruction
#ChristianPodcast
#TheologyMatters
"Bujo was clear: Africans do not worship ancestors per se. They honour them as mediators, guardians of life and harmony. His genius was to show that Christ fulfils this intuition"
#TheologyMatters The writings of Bénézet Bujo help Ericcson Mapfumo to reimagine Christology
Black quote graphic featuring an icon-style image of Cyprian of Carthage (c. 210–258) on the left. The quotation from On Works and Alms teaches that Scripture consistently urges Christians toward acts of mercy, and that those instructed in the hope of God’s kingdom are commanded to give alms and care for the needy.
Cyprian, bishop of Carthage, taught that Scripture—Old and New Testaments alike—never stops urging God’s people toward mercy and almsgiving. Hope in heaven always leads to compassion on earth. How can you encourage works of mercy today?
#pulpitsky #churchfathers #theologymatters #bible
Black quote card with an engraved oval portrait of John Abernethy on the left. Beneath the portrait, white text reads “JOHN ABERNETHY (1680–1740)” and “SERMON IX — Of Brotherly Kindness and Charity.” On the right, a long white quotation explains that those who show no mercy will face judgment without mercy, while the compassionate and charitable rejoice in hope of escaping condemnation.
John Abernathy, #Presbyterian minister, taught that Christ’s life and the Last Judgment test mercy, not mere devotion (Matt 25; Jas 2). Gratitude to God must move outward. Piety that ignores the poor misses obedience. How will you show mercy today?
#mercy #piety #ConfessionalFaith #TheologyMatters
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Be like Augustine.
Check out Northern Seminary's doctorate in theology for ministry. Training Christian leaders who embody the integration of doctrinal & practical theology.
#theologymatters #pastortheologian #dmin #doctorsofthechurch #theologyforlife
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📖 “Worship is not a puzzle to be solved, but a mystery to be apprehended.”
John Shepherd invites us to rediscover worship as a living encounter with the divine.
#MysteryOfGod #AnglicanWorship #TheologyMatters
📖 “Worship is not a puzzle to be solved, but a mystery to be apprehended.”
John Shepherd invites us to rediscover worship as a living encounter with the divine.
#MysteryOfGod #AnglicanWorship #TheologyMatters
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Because nothing says deep faith like auto-tuned choruses on repeat. Time to ask if our playlists are preaching or just pacifying. 🎧 #WorshipWars #TheologyMatters
Have a question for me? Office hours are coming to Church Blogmatics.
Submit a question at the link by 9/2 and be entered in a random drawing to win a kindle copy of Faithful by Beth Felker Jones.
#theologymatters #theologycat #AMA #officehours
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Office hours are coming to Church Blogmatics. Submit your questions now!
Submit a question at the google form by 9/2 and be entered in a random drawing to win a kindle copy of Faithful by Beth Felker Jones.
#theologymatters #theologycat #AMA #officehours
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The Trinity isn’t abstract—it’s active.
The Father adopted me. The Son saved me. The Spirit sustains me.
That’s not theology on a page. That’s discipleship in motion.
#TheologyMatters
🛠️ I used to think I had to build holiness.
Now I know God already started the construction—I just needed to stop kicking the scaffolding.
Sanctification is His work, not my hustle.
#TheologyMatters
Dr. John MacArthur has helped shape my theology, and, by extension, my music. His faithfulness to Scripture left a lasting mark. I wrote this in his memory:
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#JohnMacArthur #GraceToYou #FaithfulServant #TheologyMatters #ChristianMusic
I thought sanctification was up to me. I was wrong.
It’s a Spirit-led, grace-anchored transformation.
You don’t perform your way to holiness—you respond to God’s power.
#TheologyMatters
RESURRECTION, Part I
The latest: an answer to a 20 year-old question from deeply admired atheist provocateur Christopher Hitchens.
#Resurrection, #EasterHope, #TheologyMatters, #JesusAndJustice, #FaithAndDoubt, #FromDeathToLife
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6 great books by friends from grad school
Parenting
Surprised by Jesus Again
What We Need is Here
The Death of Race
Asian Americans and the Spirit of Racial Capitalism
Water is Thicker Than Blood
#6bookseries
#TheologyBooks #theologymatters
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Sanctification isn’t about sin management. It’s about soul transformation.
I used to white-knuckle my way through discipleship—until I saw it was God working in me.
That changed everything.
#TheologyMatters
It was time to change the name of my Substack newsletter to reflect what I wanted to write about: creativity, faith, the Bible, and resisting Christofacism anyway I can. #christian #episcopal #creativity #theologymatters #faith
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Hearing so many of my friends in Texas suffering from the floods (several who had to evacuate, one who is having to try to save their house DIY without flood insurance) has been hard.
It's hard because of the human tragedy. Ordinary people losing so much, being even more vulnerable in a very […]
In light of The Speaker of the House horrifically misinterpreting 2 Corinthians 5:16, here is a sermon I preached on the passage from 2 Corinthians. That verse does not mean what he thinks it means. #theologymatters #Episcopalian
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6 books that formed my theology of resurrection
The Resurrection of the Body
Paul, the Spirit, and the People of God
Body, Soul, & Life Everlasting
Surprised by Hope
On the Incarnation
When the Kings Come Marching In
#6bookseries
#TheologyBooks #theologymatters
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🔥 One bishop. One legacy.
Discover how Cyril of Alexandria shaped the Church—and why it still matters today. 🕊️📖
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Follow @nilegomez for more bold faith + timeless truth! ✝️💥
#CyrilOfAlexandria #TheologyMatters
In honor of Juneteenth & every day,
6 books that show racism is heresy
The Christian Imagination
The Death of Race
Enfleshing Freedom
Boy, Snow, Bird
Jesus & the Disinherited
Asian Americans & the Spirit of Racial Capitalism
#6bookseries
#TheologyBooks #theologymatters
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New Substack Series: STEALING IT BACK!
What if the problem isn’t that people are walking away from God…but that what we call “faith” has been hijacked?
tinyurl.com/Stealingitback
#ReclaimingFaith #ChristianVocabulary #FaithAndJustice #TheologyMatters #SpiritualDeconstruction #SubstackWriters
Dwight refused to be photographed with AJ Swoboda’s new book *A Teachable Spirit* because Dwight does not have a teachable spirit. AJ does though, and I’m looking forward to reading. #theologycat #theologymatters #christianbooks
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6 books that help me to think about the Bible
The Epic of Eden
Getting Involved with God
The Meaning of Protestant Theology
The Moral Vision of the New Testament
The Blue Parakeet
Savoring Scripture
What would be on your list?
#6bookseries #theologymatters
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6 books that shaped me as a theologian:
The Nature of Doctrine
Powers and Submissions
Wesley's Sermons
City of God
Does God Suffer
Revelations of Divine Love
which books would be on your list?
#6bookseries
#TheologyBooks #theologymatters
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#PhilosophyTalk #PsychologyThreads #TheologyMatters #AltReligion #HistoricalJesus #SpiritualityNow #SacredInquiry #BuddhismToday #SacredMindPaths #MindSoulHistory
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