Reimagining Satan as Trickster

Reimagining Satan as Trickster

Halloween is just around the corner. As I decorate my house with hideous diabolical symbols, my thoughts return to a book historian Albert Hernandez and myself wrote a few years back, titled “The Quest for the Historical Satan.” Śātān appears nine times in the Hebrew...
Embodying Inclusion

Embodying Inclusion

A common belief about the church is how unaccepting and unwelcoming we are. Honestly, I cannot blame others for believing this.  Currently, many churches are unwelcoming of anyone who goes against what a “Christian” should be. A person will get “disqualified” because...
That No One Would Suffer

That No One Would Suffer

For or against, war calls us to take sides, which leaves the pacifist in a difficult position. While there are causes for which I would give my life, there are none worth killing people over. As a peace-worker, I would put my body on the line to ensure that the war...