As one in the public square regularly, I often find myself in contentious space. I sometimes am the “token” evangelical chosen to defend what many see as indefensible or presenting a perspective some have trouble appreciating. It makes for interesting conversation. What is amazing is that I often find the opposition is not because someone…

In a previous post I mentioned that I drafted an “Elder Affirmations about Creation & Evolution” to articulate for the leadership of our church a set of convictions that we share in common and that might provide an outline for a teaching position for our church. I received several inquiries about this document and thus…

Bohemian Confession of 1535 on Philippians 2:1-4 [Scripture and the fathers] teach… that whoever in this church maintains the unity of the Spirit of Christ should also embrace all of its members in love, and devote and consecrate oneself completely to it and its work. Each member should not introduce sects or incite seditions, but…

The Dhongo form an ethno-linguistic group who live in the Territoire (County) of Faradje in the Haut-Uélé District in the Democratic Republic of Congo. They are neighbors of my Lugbara people and share some “experiences” of witchcraft with this Lugbara people that I previously mentioned, in my “Aula: A Baby Disease Caused by a Witch.”…

Sunday morning service had concluded, transitioning to a scene similar to church gatherings all over the world. Adults stood conversing, children ran laughing and playing, and the pastor extended warm welcomes to first-time visitors. I was one of those visitors, a guest speaker welcomed into the open-air church in the rural suburbs of Kampala, Uganda….