Over
the years this blog has been a place for gathering thoughts, practicing
writing, and carrying on conversations. While blogging here I've been a pastor, a student, and a professor. (For a time I also blogged at Theology Out of Bounds with some office mates from College Bounds in Aberdeen.)
Since
the PhD my writing efforts have been geared more toward teaching and
publishing. In 2016 IVP Academic published a revamped version of the
PhD thesis I completed under the supervision of John Webster. It's about forgiveness and the church in Karl Barth’s Doctrine of Reconciliation. Since then I've written a Studyguide on Church Leadership and have co-edited a book revisiting my denomination's history and theology. I am currently working on a book for T&T Clark on Dietrich Bonhoeffer's theology of "mandates" (a.k.a., "orders" or "estates").
As can be seen by my CV, I have a variety of interests that could translate into speaking engagements at churches and retreats. I have studied, taught, and spoken on pastoral and political theology, forgiveness and reconciliation,
gender and sexuality, disability and the church, film and fiction, and the life and works of Barth,
Bonhoeffer, and Chesterton.
Nothing here is ever the final word, and it should go without saying that the opinions shared here are (or were) my own. Feel
free to browse and share from the curated archive, citing appropriately
if you use anything, but keep in mind that my views were 'live' and may
now be somewhat dated. And check ratings before you see any movies, I'm
not recommending everything.