The Historical Jesus and the Hardcore Kid
After this week’s heavier reflections, I wanted to return to theology. As someone who came from the hardcore scene and eventually pursued graduate Pentecostal studies, the question of the historical Jesus mattered deeply to me. If Jesus was only a symbol, faith wouldn’t be worth my life. But if the story is rooted in history, then everything changes.
When Calling Survives Bad Leadership
Spiritual authority is meant to shepherd people, not control them. In this personal reflection on my early years preparing for ministry, I share how unhealthy leadership nearly crushed the calling of many young ministers—and how, by God’s grace, my own calling survived. This story is for those who were hurt, those who stayed, and those who lead.
Faith begins where resistance ends
In the world I came from, resisting authority was a badge of honor. The harder you were, the less you bent. But Romans 5 exposes that kind of toughness for what it really is—weakness pretending to be strength. Faith begins the moment resistance finally breaks.
Deconstruction is easy, crucifixion is hard
Deconstruction is easy.
Crucifixion is hard.
Walking away costs nothing.
Dying costs everything.
If you want to survive Christianity, you can’t just feel good.
You have to have a strong faith and a strong theology.
Prostituting the Spirit: Addicted to Atmosphere, Starved of Theology
Charismatic Christianity did not lose the Spirit.
It lost discipline.
We did not abandon the supernatural.
We domesticated it.
We traded holiness for atmosphere, formation for affirmation, and theology for therapy. And now we are surprised that believers collapse under pressure.
If you want to survive Christianity, you can’t just feel good; you have to have a strong faith and a strong theology.
Holy Ground, not currency
God is not impressed by our expectations.
He is honored by our surrender.
Anointed, Untouchable, unaccountable
If your calling cannot survive scrutiny, it is not spiritual authority—it is control.
the kingdom in the pit
In the pit, this matters. Bodies collide. Pressure comes from every side. Without an anchor, you are moved wherever the force is strongest.
Formed By the feed, not the word
The Spirit does not disciple through algorithms.
The Word of God does.