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The Crucifixion was a Crime
In an age of performative cruelty, we have to stop seeing Roman brutality as salvific.
Feb 17
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Jon Paul Sydnor
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Jesus didn’t die for your sins
God isn't violent, so substitutionary atonement theories are wrong
Feb 9
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Jon Paul Sydnor
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Christ endorses love over against violence.
So must Christians, especially in America today.
Feb 1
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Jon Paul Sydnor
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Love will sacrifice for justice
violent atonement theories are wrong
Jan 27
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Jon Paul Sydnor
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The love of God includes all and excludes none
So teaches Jesus
Jan 18
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Jon Paul Sydnor
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Your emotions are gifts from God
They don't make life easy, but they do make life meaningful
Jan 7
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Jon Paul Sydnor
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Eve didn't cause The Fall. Eve caused The Rise.
God draws us ever deeper into experience.
Dec 26, 2025
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Jon Paul Sydnor
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We suffer in myriad ways: God offers myriad balms
There is no spiritual panacea
Dec 14, 2025
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Jon Paul Sydnor
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Love suffers, celebrates, and questions
God is love
Dec 7, 2025
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Jon Paul Sydnor
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You are exhausted because corporate capitalism extracts unreasonable productivity from you
Sophia, the Holy Spirit of peace, offers restoration
Nov 19, 2025
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Jon Paul Sydnor
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The Holy Spirit Sophia is a Spirit of Self-Surpassing
Dynamic faith invites us to spiritual growth
Nov 10, 2025
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Jon Paul Sydnor
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The Spirit of Sophia grants us holy desire
Eros is a gift from God
Nov 2, 2025
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Jon Paul Sydnor
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Progressive Christian Theology
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