An ongoing collection
What does it mean to be human?
Christians have spent considerable energy asking when human life begins, what happens when we die, and what separates us from God. Those questions matter. But Scripture begins somewhere earlier. Before Genesis tells us what went wrong with humanity, it tells us who we are, whose image we bear, and what kind of life we were made for.
More Than Body and Breath is a collection of essays exploring identity, vocation, embodiment, relationship, community, human dignity, and the life God intended for us from creation through Christ and new creation.
Death, guilt, separation, purpose, need. Every doorway into the gospel is real, and none of them is the whole house.
Several weeks ago, I spent a Sunday afternoon watching clips of well-known Christian influencers walking around college campuses and local community…
Read the essaySome of these essays get read closely before they are finished by people who tell me where the argument stops holding together for them. That is the Reader Circle. If you would be willing to read an occasional draft and tell me where I lose you, add your name.
