born and raised twice in the bay, I preach Jesus and him crucified
Kandinsky, V. (1922). Small Worlds V, plate five from Kleine Welten [lithograph on cream wove paper laid down on ivory wove paper]. Art Institute of Chicago. Reference no. 3192. We live in a world that feels smaller than ever, yet our conversations have become increasingly narrow. Algorithms feed us content we already agree with. News outlets... Continue Reading →
Villet, G. (Photographer). (n.d.). Jennie Magill and family in the kitchen [Photograph]. The LIFE Picture Collection/Shutterstock. In Thompson, M. (2021, May 6). What it was like to be a working mother in 1950s America. LIFE. https://www.life.com/history/working-mother/ There’s a kind of nostalgia making the rounds these days. You can find it on podcasts, in Instagram reels, or tucked inside... Continue Reading →
W. H. P. Hatch and C. B. Welles, A Hitherto Unpublished Fragment of the Epistle to the Ephesians, HTR LI (1958), pp. 33-37. This Ephesians course was developed to strike a balance between close textual analysis and theological synthesis, guiding disciples to grasp both the literary structure of the letter and its real-world implications. The epistle... Continue Reading →
If your whole identity is built on who didn't want you, what's left when someone finally does? That's the tragedy of the incel movement. It feeds off rejection but has no idea what to do with love. The term "involuntary celibate" began as a raw, honest confession. But over time, it hardened into a belief... Continue Reading →
“Then the righteous will answer him, saying, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink?” (Matthew 25:37, ESV) There is a quiet song that hums underneath the pages of Scripture. It is not loud, but it is persistent. God sees the outsider. Again and again, He reaches... Continue Reading →
Phillip W. Martin 