Adam GonnermanAdjusting ExpectationsNote: What follows isn’t for everyone. Written during the COVID-19 pandemic, the focus here is on dealing with disappointment and changing…Apr 16, 2020Apr 16, 2020
Adam GonnermanProgressive Churches Can GrowAn article published by The Washington Post caught my attention recently because it discussed a church split. In some macabre way I always…Oct 15, 2019Oct 15, 2019
Adam GonnermanThe Art of Quiet Influence | Book ReviewThis past May I read ‘The Making of a Manager’ by Julie Zhuo, and though the book was well-written, I was left unsatisfied. Her guidance…Jul 20, 2019Jul 20, 2019
Adam GonnermanYahweh’s ForgeFor several years I’ve simply accepted the idea that Yahweh was originally a Canaanite storm god. While this still may be true, there’s now…Jul 15, 20191Jul 15, 20191
Adam GonnermanZiusudra’s Ark“Enlil organized his assembly, he addressed the great gods, ‘The noise of mankind has become too much, I am losing sleep over their…Jul 14, 2019Jul 14, 2019
Adam GonnermanIt Isn’t Enough to Raise The Minimum“Without reflection, we go blindly on our way, creating more unintended consequences, and failing to achieve anything useful.” — Margaret…Jul 5, 2019Jul 5, 2019
Adam GonnermanLeeches And a PrayerOn a Monday in June 2016 I woke up with a pain in my right side. Assuming it was gas, I ignored it. By Tuesday the pain had intensified…Jul 3, 2019Jul 3, 2019
Adam GonnermanTrinity, Incarnation, And Little Green MenC.S. Lewis, the noted Christian apologist of the early to mid-20th century, struggled mightily to explain how the doctrine of God in Christ…Jul 2, 2019Jul 2, 2019
Adam GonnermanThe Theological Challenge of Zoidberg JesusThe possibility of the existence of extraterrestrial life poses a problem for Christians who hold to Trinitarianism. Central to this…Jul 1, 2019Jul 1, 2019
Adam GonnermanElisha’s BonesChristianity in general, and Protestantism in particular (with its ‘sola scriptura’), sits uneasily atop documents written and redacted in…Jun 29, 2019Jun 29, 2019