Attentiveness As A Sexual Ethic
Most of the church’s rules about sex focus on who and what. This post asks a different question: are you actually paying attention to the person you’re with? A starting point for a more honest sexual ethic.
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Do Not Be Afraid
Fear is the enemy. In the Dune books by Frank Herbert the main character calls fear the mind killer. It prevents us from acting, it holds us back, it keeps us trapped in it’s own special chains. But the Bible tells us that God does not give us a Spirit of fear but of power,…
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Rethinking Integrity in Neurodivergence: A Theology of ‘Masking’
What Actually Is Masking? The Camouflaged Self An Illusion of Choice with Masking What Does Masking Feel Like? Carrying The Shopping When Can I Be Me? What Do We Mean When We Talk About Integrity? Rethinking Integrity in Relationship to Masking Moses, Jesus, and The Veil Accepting a Hidden Identity Who Gets Let In and…
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Finding Living Water – Living Life in All Its Fullness
There is something special about water. It’s used as an image throughout scripture for life, for new starts, for spirit of God. On a hot day, cold water can lift the spirits and renew the heart. The love of God, and the life that God is giving to us, is frequently described in the Bible…
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Does God Take Sides?
The God Who Sets Slaves Free 7 Then the Lord said, “I have observed the misery of my people who are in Egypt; I have heard their cry on account of their taskmasters. Indeed, I know their sufferings, 8 and I have come down to deliver them from the Egyptians and to bring them up…
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A Queer Reading of Ruth: Reading From the Underside of Scripture
Be aware that this article includes references to abuse, assault, and rape. As usual, this article and all my work represent my own views and are not an official Salvation Army position. Ruth is not really a love story, even though people have turned it into one. The more you read it, the more you…
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Central Strategy, Local Autonomy, and the Need for Accountability (quick read)
As normal, this is my opinion, and does not constitute official Salvation Army teaching or positions. Central Strategy or Local Autonomy? The Salvation Army loves a strategy document. Two recent ones, the UKI territory Blueprint for better decisions, and the International Compass strategy, are good examples of how strategy documents can work. The Compass strategic…
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Trump, the Trickster, and Resisting the Powers (Essay)
Donald Trump has, for better or worse, made himself someone that history will remember. But his bizarre and dangerous rise to power did not come from nowhere. Trump is both the cause and the consequence of a culture. He is an embodiment of the Trickster. A person who both forms and is informed by the…
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Mary Magdalene: Apostle, Survivor, and Patron of All Women Who Preach
Mary Magdalene is one of my favourite people in the Bible. She is named more times than almost any other woman in the New Testament. Mary Magdalene was the apostle to the apostles, a survivor of trauma, and is a patron for all women in ministry. She is also one of the most consistently misrepresented…
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Can AI Do Theology?
I asked the My Theology Corner AI chatbot whether AI can do Theology. The short answer is… No. AI cannot do Theology. In a minute I’ll show you what it wrote, but first I want to introduce you to it. My Theology Corner AI Companion Maybe you have seen a little white circle with a red…