The Greatest Heresy
NOV 21, 2013 | BY: DEREK FLOOD -- The biggest heresy, the only real heresy, is the idea that trying to silence those by force, threat, and violence...
A Better Story: How Our Understanding of Justice is Radically Re-defined by the Gospel
AUGUST 27, 2013 | BY: DEREK FLOOD -- Because these are our culture’s default understandings of both justice and mercy, it is common...
God Loves Us F**k-Ups
BY: DEREK FLOOD -- Faith is not about certainty; it is about vulnerability. It is about having the courage to let Jesus into our screwed...
Suffering, Tragedy and Doubt: 5 Mistakes Christians Make
BY: DEREK FLOOD -- Of all the reasons people lose their faith, by far the biggest is the experience of suffering and injustice. How can we help people struggling with this?
Healing Toxic Faith: Did Jesus die to save us from God?
Why did Jesus have to die? Was it to appease a wrathful God's demand for punishment? Does that mean Jesus died to save us from God? How could someone ever truly love or trust a God like that? How can that ever ...
Rethinking the Roman Road: Paul’s Gospel and Violence
The gospel is just as much about breaking through to hurting, estranged, and broken people as it about calling us to turn from our self-focused and hurtful ways. In fact, the two are often hopelessly intertwined.
How Does a Red Letter Christian Read the Bible?: A Jesus-shaped Proposal
How does a Red Letter Christian read the Bible? From the name, you'd think it means that we focus on the red letters of Jesus. This is certainly true. But does that mean that we ignore the regular black lett...
What does Jesus think about Homosexuality?
Is homosexuality a sin? It's an age-old question, and there are people on both sides of the debate, each quoting their Bibles. How do we know who's right? What would Jesus do if he were here with us today? Je...
Understanding the Criticism of KONY 2012
The viral video Kony 2012 has over 80 million hits on YouTube, and has become an internet phenomenon. The video is an artfully crafted and emotionally moving plea to stop Joseph Kony of the LRA, who is respon...
I Believe in a Rebel God
I believe in a rebel God. A subversive system. A dissident discipleship.
Now, I don't know about you, but where I live, most folks who hear that I am a Christian immediately associate this with a religion c...