Each December, it happens again. I find myself too weary to come up with the ideas and attention I need to summon up a coherent thought. When the time comes to pull up an empty document and have a good time, the muse stands me up. I suspect December has the same effect on most…
And God saw that it was good. As I sit down to write, I can hear my housemate working in his workshop. I think he told me earlier that he was building a birdhouse. I wonder how he will feel about his work when he is done. And I wonder if I will feel like…
It seems strange to wonder what a God who refers to himself as love would love. Then again, as I understand the faith, a little bit of wonder is a good thing. And so I wonder if it would be best to say first that he loves all that he has made, from the mountains…
How many times have you moved this year? I had not thought of that one so I had to take a second. At the beginning of last summer, I lived in the hallowed halls of the Mountain Lodge Apartments in Birmingham, Alabama. I had been there for over three years, which to this point,…
The other day I went into Starbucks to grab a cup of coffee and I must admit that I looked like a 12-year-old San Francisco Giants bat-boy. I was wearing my weathered hat along with my still-crisp World Champions shirt and to be honest one more time, this was no coincidence. I have loved this…
One feature of German theologians that attracts me so much is their love for, and indeed in many cases, reliance upon paradox. A paradox is fancy word for a statement that seems self-contradictory. The first example that comes to my mind is Martin Luther’s statement: a Christian is the perfectly free lord of all, subject…
I used to be an arrogant punk. Now, I know this comes as a great surprise and shock to the reader, especially those who have only got to know me in the last couple of years. You are thinking to yourself, hey, I know Casey, where does he get off saying he used to be…
Is it possible that there are real theological answers to sexual addiction? One guy that has dealt with addiction at great length is Ed Welch. He says that all addictions are worship disorders. My pastor Tal has echoed this sentiment and he deals with addicts on a consistent basis. But theology seems to be in…
