A Thought Experiment You are estranged from your beloved adult daughter due to an unfortunate misunderstanding ten years prior. You long to reconcile and reconnect, to see your family grow in health. So, you write her a handwritten letter, seeking to explain, to invite conversation, and to reconcile.
Author: Eric Schumacher
When I Disagree with Christian Friends
Sometimes I disagree with my Christian friends. Theologically, I’m a “credobaptist.” That means I believe the New Testament teaches that only those who confess the Gospel should receive baptism. My Christian friends who are paedobaptists believe that the Bible teaches we should baptize children despite having no confession of faith from them (different traditions understand…
Faithful Women and Unbelieving Men — The Bookends of Jesus’ Life
In The Gospel According to Luke, Jesus’ life is bookended by faithful women in contrast to unbelieving men. I touched on this a bit in my Holy Saturday meditation, but I want to outline it a bit more here.
Doing Public Theology Like a Grown-Up
I cringe to think back on the sermons I preached and the blog posts I wrote in my twenties and thirties. (I’m sure I’ll feel the same about my forties, twenty years from now.) I spent my time as a preacher and blogger going after the easy wins and cheap applause. I would criticize and…
Fear and Sparrows — A Song for Days of Uncertainty
“I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do. But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him! Are not five sparrows sold…