patheological: The Podcast for the Pastor Theologian

If I had known Peter‘s birthday was Tuesday, I would have dropped this podcast then. After all, what better birthday gif... Read more

“There must be some way out of here,” said the joker to the thief. “There’s too much confusion I can’t get no relief . .... Read more

No matter what else goes on during a week in the life of a preacher, a pastor, Sunday always comes on time. For many, li... Read more

Solomon the Wise King faced the impossibility of ethics. The story is well known. His response to the dilemma came in ro... Read more

Just two days after Stan Grenz died, David Dockery began his concluding paragraph warning Baptists, specifically Souther... Read more

Many of us read about how others view the world, reality and God. Few of us are able to talk and interact with those who... Read more

“I forgive you.” We generally think those words follow, “I’m sorry.” The Good News of the Gospel is that God’s, “I forgi... Read more

Business disruptors. Sports disruptors. How about Church disruptors?  The story is told of a pastor who, while preaching... Read more

Recently a young friend mused in a text message, “Where are our (SBC) theologians?” His angst was palpable even if the q... Read more

Are you spiritual but not religious? Maybe you are religious but not spiritual. What do those categories even mean? Are ... Read more

Who knew the sloganeering of a Presidential campaign would afford us a way to highlight the great mystery of the Incarna... Read more

The idols we create become burdens too heavy to bear. Scott Curry references Walter Brueggemann on Isaiah 46 to point ou... Read more

Most lands us in trouble. The word most gets us in trouble, not most people. When we want to lay claim to the popular po... Read more

I am more near retirement than Scott. I have grandchildren older than his newborn. He has more hair. And, fortunately fo... Read more

Martin Luther King Jr. is something of a Rorschach Test for Southern Baptists. Enter the recent MLK50 event co-sponsored... Read more

Many resist preaching, listening to preachers, that is. Preachers may be the worst. I have attended denominational meeti... Read more

Who needs me? That may be a more helpful question today than, Who is my neighbor?  Familiarity may breed contempt. It al... Read more

How many times have you read a Facebook/Blog post that insists, “If your pastor didn’t say anything about [most recent s... Read more

Over time Dietrich Bonhoeffer has become something of a Rorschach Test for Christians. That is, everyone finds something... Read more

Wall calendars. Day planners. Bullet journals. Birthdays. Anniversaries. Holidays. School schedules. Fiscal years. Just ... Read more