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Leaving Substack for "Life Under the Word"
Essays

Leaving Substack for "Life Under the Word"

Substack’s moderation posture and business model have created recurring controversies about the normalization of far-right content. I am leaving for Ghost, and this post lays out my reasoning.
23 Feb 2026 5 min read
Begin with Mercy
Devotionals

Begin with Mercy

Psalm 51 and the Grace That Makes Confession Possible
19 Feb 2026 6 min read
The Light That Judges Our Lamps
Devotionals

The Light That Judges Our Lamps

Wednesday after the Fifth Sunday after the Epiphany (Year A)
11 Feb 2026 3 min read
Postliberal Theology and the “Sectarian Temptation”
Essays

Postliberal Theology and the “Sectarian Temptation”

Introducing the Congdon–Fitch debate
23 Jan 2026 14 min read
Honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Liturgies

Honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

A Short Liturgical Form for Worship
19 Jan 2026 2 min read
Against the Dignity of Negation
Essays

Against the Dignity of Negation

Karl Barth, Das Nichtige, and Anselm Kiefer’s "Sulamith"
15 Jan 2026 7 min read
The Right Place, the Opened Heavens
Sermons

The Right Place, the Opened Heavens

A Homily for the Baptism of the Lord, 2026 (Year A)
11 Jan 2026 10 min read
The Lille Declaration of Faith (2017)
Translations

The Lille Declaration of Faith (2017)

An English Translation of the EPUdF's Déclaration de foi
16 Dec 2025 2 min read
An Advent Devotional: Romans 15:4-13
Devotionals

An Advent Devotional: Romans 15:4-13

First Presbyterian Church of Ann Arbor was gracious to publish my Advent devotional on Romans 15:4–13. Scripture 4 For whatever was written in former days was written for our instruction, so that by steadfastness and by the encouragement of the scriptures we might have hope. 5 May the
13 Dec 2025 4 min read
Decently and In Order
Essays

Decently and In Order

1 Cor. 14:40 as a Spiritual Discipline
11 Dec 2025 7 min read
Sharing the Burden
Essays

Sharing the Burden

Presbyterian Polity as a Gift of the Spirit
02 Dec 2025 3 min read
The Gift That Creates Gratitude
Sermons

The Gift That Creates Gratitude

A Homily for Thanksgiving Day, 2025 (Year C)
27 Nov 2025 8 min read
“Today, If You Hear His Voice”
Essays

“Today, If You Hear His Voice”

The Devotional Work of Psalm 95
03 Nov 2025 6 min read
A Service for Justice and Peace in Sudan
Liturgies

A Service for Justice and Peace in Sudan

A liturgy of lament and hope, written for congregations praying for justice and peace amid the ongoing genocide in Sudan
01 Nov 2025 4 min read
Born There, Sent Today
Sermons

Born There, Sent Today

A Homily on Matthew 21:28–32 & Psalm 87:1–7
29 Oct 2025 5 min read
Confessing Faith in an Age of Empire
Essays

Confessing Faith in an Age of Empire

The Theology and Witness of the Accra Confession (2004)
18 Oct 2025 9 min read
Confessing the Event
Essays

Confessing the Event

A Catechism of Divine Actuality
09 Oct 2025 6 min read
Karl Barth, ‘Happening,’ and an Actualist Ontology of God
Essays

Karl Barth, ‘Happening,’ and an Actualist Ontology of God

“Es ist geschehen — und es geschieht”
07 Oct 2025 6 min read
Witness to the Decision Already Made
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Sermons

Witness to the Decision Already Made

19 Jul 2025 5 min read
Barth in America: On the Strange Career of Karl Barth in the PC(USA)
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Essays

Barth in America: On the Strange Career of Karl Barth in the PC(USA)

07 Jun 2025 3 min read
The Gift of Limits
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Essays

The Gift of Limits

01 Jun 2025 3 min read
The Strange Freedom of Christian Love
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Essays

The Strange Freedom of Christian Love

22 May 2025 4 min read
Apocalypse, Covenant, and the Emergence of a New Theological Atmosphere
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Essays

Apocalypse, Covenant, and the Emergence of a New Theological Atmosphere

23 Apr 2025 2 min read
A Lenten Devotional: 2 Corinthians 4:16–5:5
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Devotionals

A Lenten Devotional: 2 Corinthians 4:16–5:5

16 Mar 2025 7 min read
Women’s Ordination and the Bible
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Women’s Ordination and the Bible

26 Feb 2025 4 min read
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