Rediscovering the Imago Dei and Humanity’s Purpose in Hades II

Supergiant’s acclaimed game serves as fertile ground on which to engage with the concept of the imago Dei, a historically misunderstood doctrine of Christianity.

God, Us, and Them – Part III: Theological Reflections on Extraterrestrial Life

If someone—or something—is out there, the gospel isn’t fragile, and our theology is big enough to handle it.

Take Me to Church: Max’s Somebody Somewhere

Sometimes church is a collection of broken, lonely people who might be exiled from other faith communities, and who long to know their worth.

Planet Earth II, Imago Dei, and a Redeemed Creation

Human life is so much more meaningful than a mad scramble for existence—the sum total of our days so much more than to live and breed, to fight for existence and then die.

The Great British Baking Show: A Lesson in Image Bearing

The Great British Baking Show depicts what it looks like to embrace our unique identities and give them shape.

All the Single Ladies on TV and in the Church

Are women who are not married somehow inherently incapable of wholly displaying the Imago Dei?

CAPC Magazine, November 2015: All God’s People

Both male and female creatures are necessary to represent God’s glory.

Parenting Persons, Not Projects

When my worth as a person is determined by whether or not my son is on a forward trajectory toward achievement, I strip my son of the right to fail and still be valuable.

#BlackLoveMatters: A Reminder from an Unexpected Source

Hallmark’s Hiram and Felicita reminded me of the need to affirm and celebrate “black love,” because it is rarely seen in the media.

Love’s Scientific Masquerade

Can romantic love be manufactured by the scientific process?