I have recently been thinking a lot about discipleship. I’ve been skimming several
books on the topic, searching the gospels for insight into what it means to be a
disciple, and talking to many people about the whole idea of discipleship. I’ve been
trying to get my head around the idea of what does it mean that I am a disciple of
Jesus and then what is the whole process of discipleship about?

Big decisions paralyze me. My senior year of college, I spent countless hours scouring my Bible, asking people for advice, reading books on God’s will, just trying to figure out if I was making the right decision or the biggest mistake of my life.

Reflections on Indigenous People’s Day

When I realized that the date for today is the U.S. holiday known as “Columbus Day” (for only
the past 80 years), I wanted to say something to recognize and acknowledge the inaccuracy
and pain associated with this holiday.

Happy Monday maBEARS! I guess I should start by owning up to the fact that writing this musing was nearly impossible for me. As I opened and closed blank word documents the entire week, I realized I was trying to be relevant in a community that I don’t fully get to be a part of right now. I had this hope that I would somehow type up these perfect words that were exactly what y’all needed to hear, and then I could be like BAM look at God speaking the same truth across oceans and languages; but if I’m being honest even if He had I didn’t have the ears to listen.

I could start with a biblical argument as to why biblical literacy is quite important to faithful Christian witness, but let’s be real – if biblical literacy is of dwindling value to someone then it is wholly plausible that they may hold reservations on biblical inerrancy, sufficiency, and authority. Considering this, I would like to start with a more philosophical claim to the existence and usefulness of scripture. I realize some of the stipulations I am about to make are pseudo-biblical, but I think they have logical/philosophical warrant in themselves.