Cruciform Love – Exploring Biblical, Theological, Cultural, Scientific, & Historical Topics Through the Lens of Divine Kenosis & Cruciformity

The Scandal of Christianity

July 19, 2019 Jeff Young

The great scandal of Christianity is the central figure, Jesus of Nazareth, and its claim that the God who created the universe chose to walk and work in and as a human being, in all his smallness. But, not just any human. This human lived and walked, from a broader world/cultural perspective, in a tiny, impoverished region – first century Judea. Still further, he did not seek religious or political centrality even within that region itself (Jerusalem), but spent most…

How do you Begin a Blog?

July 19, 2019 Jeff Young

I don’t know. But, here’s my $.02. Why A Blog? And Where to Begin? How do you start a blog? What’s the best first post? This is actually a difficult decision for me. I decided to start a blog for several reasons – in fact, it’s been on my mind for the past eight to ten years. One primary reason is that I read a lot of material every week and have read profusely over the course of several decades,…

The Hope for Peace & Reconciliation

July 18, 2018 Jeff Young

“Transience, which human beings experience as death, is an enemy at the end of life, whose menacing and violence-inducing presence casts a dark shadow on the entirety of life. Similarly … it exacerbates significantly human evil by nudging human beings into conflict.” The Scandal of Reconciliation Among the great stumbling-blocks of the cross, for Christians and agnostics alike, is its call to reconcile relationships through forgiveness of a genuine enemy, witnessed acutely in Jesus’ cry, “Father, forgive them for they…