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Theology Q & A

What is the Trinity?

In this video essay, Jeremy explores the ancient concept of perichoresis, describing the Holy Trinity as an eternal and joyful divine dance of love.

What is Hell?

Jeremy explores various interpretations of Hell, moving away from the narrow view of eternal physical torture toward the concept of a “cosmic landfill.”

What is the Word of God?

Jeremy argues that Scripture should serve as a gateway to a personal encounter with God, rather than dead ink or a collection of static doctrines.

What’s the Fate of Unreached People?

Jeremy examines the eternal fate of unreached populations who have never heard the gospel. Can they be saved?

Why Evil & Suffering?

Jeremy addresses the thorny theological problem of evil: Why does a loving God allow so much evil and suffering in His world?

Can I Lose Salvation?

Jeremy suggests assurance of salvation is not found in a past event or “magical prayer,” but in the active, ongoing intimacy between the believer and Christ.

Do All Faiths Lead to God?

Jeremy wrestles with the tough question: Isn’t it narrow-minded and bigoted to claim that Christianity alone is the path to God and salvation?

Old Testament Overview

Jeremy provides an overview of the entire Old Testament told as an ongoing saga of God’s relationship with humanity and Israel in search of a conclusion.

What is Heaven?

What if the popular Christian view of Heaven is not found in the Bible, but ancient Greek philosophy? Jeremy rethinks Heaven.

What is our Mission?

Examining Israel, Jesus and the church, Jeremy proposes a theology of mission that emphasizes the collective presence of God’s people over individual verbal proselytizing.

What is the Communion of the Saints?

Jeremy encourages a deeper understanding of the communion of saints, exploring All Saints Eve/Day and the great cloud of witnesses.

Imaginative Stories & Character Sketches

Mary’s Alabaster Jar

Jeremy reimagines Mary of Bethany as a “holy trouble-maker,” a life is defined by breaking social and religious barriers. Grace also comes through brokenness.

Elizabeth’s Inner Turmoil

Jeremy probes the inner life of Elizabeth, depicting negative emotions as unwanted houseguests that need to be evicted, or flooded out, by a river of grace (Ezek 47).

Paul’s Peace & Protector

Jeremy explores the source of Apostle Paul’s inner peace in prison through the eyes of the bewildered Roman soldier who thinks he is standing guard over Paul.

Zechariah’s Silent Retreat

Jeremy reimagines the biblical figure of Zechariah, exploring his internal struggle with unanswered prayer and religious apathy.

Lazarus: Move the Stone

Jeremy uses the story of Lazarus as a guide for finding freedom from our own tombs of despair as we help one another overcome the “stinks” of past sins and addictions.

The Tragic Tale of Judas

Jeremy reimagines the life of Judas Iscariot through a lens of internal conflict and a search for liberation from a revolutionary heritage symbolized by his father’s dagger.

The Wood and the Viper

Jeremy’s retelling of Paul’s shipwreck encourages readers to “cling to the wood,” representing the ship fragments and cross of Christ that saves us from the serpent’s bite.

Mary’s Inner Sanctuary

Jeremy’s fresh take on Mary the mother of Jesus emphasizes the parallel between the Ark of the Covenant and Mary’s role as the receptacle of the divine.

Abraham: Never Too Late

Abraham comes back from the past to explore the biblical concept of fruitfulness by contrasting modern desires for instant success with the slow growth God requires.

Tabitha’s Garage Sale

 Jeremy explores the legacy of Tabitha in Acts 9 and asks what garage sales may reveal about our character and priorities in this life.

Peter’s Failure & Grace

Jeremy explores the restorative encounter between Jesus and the Apostle Peter following Peter’s public denial and personal leadership failure.

David: Identity & Armor

Jeremy draws lessons from David and Goliath for his son on his birthday, highlighting the need to stay true to oneself, not to wear the “armor” or expectations of others but to rely on his own unique gifts.

Tale of the Cursed Fig Tree

Jeremy’s imaginative retelling of Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem shows Jesus’ fate as strangely intertwined with the fate of the old tree overlooking the temple.

Eutychus’s Lucky Day

Jeremy offers a dramatic reimagining of the biblical account of Eutychus, a young man who famously fell to his death during a sermon by the Apostle Paul.

The Naked Eyewitness

The mysterious naked man in the Gospel of Mark tells his story. Let’s ponder nakedness in the Bible, and how Christ came to clothe us.

Zacchaeus’ Bold Curiosity

Jeremy highlights Zacchaeus’s bold actions and sense of urgency in order to challenge Christians to creatively overcome obstacles to faith today.

Jacob’s Heavenly Ladder

Drawing from Jacob’s biblical vision of a ladder in Gen. 28, Jeremy explores angles and the supernatural bridge between the divine and earthly realms.

Personal & Family Reflections

My Life & Willie’s Guitar

Jeremy revisits a journal entry and poem from his youth, likening the human soul to Willie Nelson’s guitar played by the divine hand.

Isaak’s Baptism Sermon

Jeremy’s baptism sermon for his son draws on Jacob’s wilderness struggle, suggesting that a mature faith involves actively wrestling with doubt and hardship rather than fleeing from it.

Blowin’ in the Wind | Jn 3

Jeremy reinterprets Bob Dylan’s iconic folk anthem by connecting its poetic imagery to Christian theology and the Greek and Hebrew concepts of wind.

My Fading Glory

Jeremy contrasts his fading basketball glory with the enduring importance of faith in this personal testimonial video about an embarrassing moment.

Isaak’s Jesus Blanket

While facing his son’s critical illness, Jeremy discovered that words were insufficient. He instead found comfort in the strange story of Paul’s handkerchief in Acts 19.

Imago Vita: My Life Vision

Using the vision of the Valley of Dry Bones from Ezekiel, Jeremy argues that modern faith often relies too heavily on words rather than multi-sensory experiences.

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Bible Lessons & Sermons

Healing Touch

Jeremy explores the connection between physical touch and human well-being, drawing on both scientific research and the healing story in Mark 5.

Sleepy Gardeners

Jeremy explores the spiritual significance of rest and vigilance by comparing the “sleep” of two Biblical gardens, Eden and Gethsemane.

Shelter in Place

Jeremy compares his experience of a campus lockdown to the disciples hiding behind locked doors after the crucifixion in John 20.

Bread on the Water

A spiritual reading of Ecclesiastes 11 yields a sacramental view of reality where God casts Himself, the Bread of Life, onto the chaotic waters of the world.

Two Stones Rolling

Jeremy explores two famous rolling stones in scripture, showing God at work both when barriers are lifted and when the obstacle seems immovable.

Easter: Three Gardens

Jeremy looks at Easter through the lens of three significant gardens that represent the spiritual journey of humanity. Which garden are you planted in these days?

Written on His Palms

Isaiah 49 says our names are engraved on God’s palms. Jeremy suggests that Jesus’ physical wounds from the nails became a permanent, sacrificial testament of divine love.

Led Zeppelin & 3 Trees

Jeremy explores the Jewish Wisdom Tradition by examining the biblical motif of the “Two Ways” found in Jeremiah and the Psalms. 

The Other Boats

Jeremy examines the overlooked detail of the “other boats” present during the storm Jesus calmed in Mark 5, symbolizing different types of faith.

Supernova Spirituality

Jeremy contrasts the Star of Bethlehem and the Morning Star in 2 Peter 1, inviting us beyond an infant faith to mature faith in Christ.

Sit Still, Pinocchio

Jeremy explores the topic of spiritual maturity and the transition from a performance-based faith to one of surrender and love based on John 21.

Vineyard & Wells

Jeremy explores John 15 and the image of a vineyard to illustrate how divine pruning, though painful, is essential for personal growth, and danger of drinking from polluted wells.

Soul Care & Inner Life

Naked and Afraid

Genesis 3 details the shift in the human-divine relationship. People hide from the God they once enjoyed. Yet, God moves toward fallen humanity to cover rather than condemn.

A Map to the True Self

Jeremy’s allegorical interpretation of the Prodigal Son in Luke 15 argues that spiritual maturity requires a journey toward one’s true self by shedding false identities or masks.

Look and Live

John 3 connects the story of Moses lifting a bronze serpent to the crucifixion of Jesus, suggesting that healing and salvation come from spiritual “seeing” that transforms the soul.

Society, Ethics & Politics

Lamb Power & Revelation

Jeremy reinterprets the Book of Revelation not as a secret timeline for the end of the world, but as a theopolitical guide for the modern church.

A Christian Social Ethic

This video explores Jeremy’s essay arguing that Christian social responsibility is rooted in the divine character, specifically the dual administration of love and justice.

Chasing Happiness or Character?

Jeremy critiques modern society’s obsession with personal happiness and self-expression, advocating instead for the cultivation of character.

Kings and Beasts

Jeremy explores Planet of the Apes and Nebuchadnezzar’s madness in Daniel 4 showing how dehumanizing rhetoric descends us into a beastly, sub-human state.

3 Postures Toward Culture

Jeremy explores how modern Christians should navigate the tumultuous cultural waters by comparing three distinct cultural postures.

Multiethnic Church

Jeremy examines Paul’s metaphor of the “One Body, Many Parts” in 1 Cor 12 to illustrate how various ethnic identities are indispensable gifts to the church.

What is True Freedom?

Jeremy explores the contradiction between secular liberty and Christian freedom, arguing that modern society incorrectly equates autonomy with true happiness.

Church Leadership & Pastoral Wisdom

Letter to the Church

Jeremy reflects on a letter he wrote to his church on the eve of the pandemic, inviting the church to reimagine its vision and mission.

Casting New Nets

Jeremy invites pastors to move beyond a Sunday-centric ministry model to remain effective in today’s world. He advocates for “multiplying nets.”

Pastor: Shepherd or CEO?

Jeremy critiques the pastor as CEO or visionary executive, encouraging a return to the ancient vocation of the pastor as “curate of the soul” and wise spiritual sage.

Navigating the Fog

Jeremy uses the failed swim of athlete Florence Chadwick to illustrate how a lack of vision — the dense fog of uncertainty– can lead to surrender, but doesn’t have to.

The Gift of Mentors

In this reflection on Elijah and Elisha, Jeremy explores the profound necessity of spiritual mentorship in the Christian life.

Borrowed Affection

Jeremy introduces a concept called “borrowed affection” from Phil 1 where Apostle Paul shows that Christ can provide the unconditional grace we may lack for others when feeling empty.