Category: theology

• Uncommon Sense

  Jerry Falwell Jr. is absurdly wrong. But, in subtler ways, so am I.

  David Swanson

  January 2, 2019

  church, Scripture, theology

  Christianity, Donald Trump

• “I chose to trust God…”

  I chose to trust God: that he loved me, that I was capable of loving him, that he wished what was best for me, that he wanted me to be happy, that he wasn’t going to deceive me or allow me to be deceived if I trusted him, and that he wasn’t actively wishing my…

  David Swanson

  November 19, 2018

  stories, theology

  Christianity

• The Priority of Prayer

  Wendell Berry, Jaques Ellul, and a Christian response to technologies and tyranny.

  David Swanson

  October 15, 2018

  culture, news, Politics, theology

  Christianity, Politics, Theology

• Litany for the 2016 Election… and today.

  A president has been elected for whom money is god, for whom celebrity is currency, and for whom laws are manipulated for personal gain.

  David Swanson

  October 3, 2018

  church, Scripture, theology

  Christianity, Politics, Prayer

• I’m Still Here

  Austin Channing Brown and the death of hope.

  David Swanson

  September 25, 2018

  book, book reviews, theology

  Book Review, Books, Christianity, Theology