This post originated with a message at Arise Church. In this scene from God on Trial, Rabbi Akiba questions the goodness of God, concluding that, no, God has revealed that He is not good. If yo...
Every year, I commit to reading as much and as widely as possible. And as a means of attempting to remember everything I’ve read and holding myself accountable to my reading goals, I track the ...
This post originated with a message from Arise Church. In this scene from the show Turn, George Washington accepts the British surrender at the end of the American Revolution. This was the moment...
https://pursuingveritas.com/2023/12/26/the-surrender-god-is/
This post originated as a message at Arise Church. I love the Avengers (and the whole OG Marvel Cinematic Universe, to be honest). I love it so much that I saw this movie twice on opening day: on...
https://pursuingveritas.com/2023/12/19/i-love-you-3000-god-is/
Every year, I commit to reading as much and as widely as possible. And as a means of attempting to remember everything I’ve read and holding myself accountable to my reading goals, I track the ...
This post is a few months in coming because I’m woefully behind on my writing for all kinds of personal reasons (maybe more on that some other time). But we’re also preaching through 1 Thessa...
https://pursuingveritas.com/2022/08/09/what-does-1-thessalonians-say-about-masks/
This post concludes our series on Forgiveness in the Gospel of Matthew. The imperative of forgiveness stands at the heart of the Parable of Unforgiving Servant. For Jesus and Matthew, releasing o...
https://pursuingveritas.com/2021/11/10/forgiveness-in-matthew-conclusion-and-bibliography/
This post is part of an ongoing series on Forgiveness in the Gospel of Matthew. But what are the implications and applications of this theology of forgiveness? Ulrich Luz rightly reminds us that,...
https://pursuingveritas.com/2021/11/03/implications-for-matthews-theology-of-forgiveness/
This post is part of an ongoing series on Forgiveness in the Gospel of Matthew. The Parable of the Unforgiving Servant reminds us that the final word on sin and debt in the church must be forgive...
https://pursuingveritas.com/2021/10/27/the-parable-and-the-theology/
This post is part of an ongoing series on Forgiveness in the Gospel of Matthew. The second narrative insight into Matthew’s theology of forgiveness centers around the interactions between Pilat...
https://pursuingveritas.com/2021/10/20/the-narrative-of-matthew-and-forgiveness-part-2/