Jesus Didn’t Commend ‘Childlike Faith’ Like We Think of It
Imagine you’re teaching Sunday school for, let’s say, first grade. Accompanying the goldfish, juice pouches, and coloring sheets is a…
Humility-Shame: A Positive Understanding of Shame from the Cross
Paul aspires toward the same type of shame that Christ experienced on the cross. This shame is inextricably connected to humility.
Moral Formation Involves the Head and the Heart—Simultaneously
Humans engage their intellect and emotions simultaneously. How does that bear on our spiritual formation through the Psalms?
Fire, Soap, and Knives: The Book of Proverbs as a Means to Virtue
You have probably seen a version of this commercial. The first one I watched shows a man take a bite…
But Was Abraham Good? Ethical Complexity and Moral Reasoning in Genesis
We may take for granted that characters in the Book of Genesis, as in many stories, each manifest certain desires,…
Worship in the Bible Often Looks Strange. How Can It Inform Modern Worship?
How much of our worship is “biblical”? Is worship in the Bible even a good barometer for evaluating worship practices?
Becoming Disciples: Moral Formation as Gift and Task
The gift of discipleship carries with it the task of actively and strenuously seeking to become the disciples God desires.
Purifying Ourselves: Moral Formation in the Bible
“And everyone who has this hope in [Jesus] purifies themselves as [Jesus] is pure” (1 John 3:3). What does it…
