Joel V. webb
PASTOR – WRITER – Podcaster – THEOLOGIAN
Recent Blog Posts
Being in the Story: Case for the Liturgical Calendar
Growing up I never really knew there was such thing as the liturgical calendar. Being from a low-liturgy, low-tradition background, I could recognize different churches having colorful "flair" in their sanctuaries, but had no idea they changed, or even what they stood...
The Gospel goes to Joe Rogan
Well...it finally happened. Wes Huff's interview on the Rogan Experience podcast aired tonight. Since the beginning of the situation between Wes and Bill Carson (you can read my take HERE), the internet exploded with people calling for Wes to appear on Rogan's...
How to Return from Exile
Yesterday I preached my last sermon at Blue Water Free Methodist being on staff before I move on to what is next. (More to come on this in the near future). I felt to write down, and expand on what I spoke on in a blog post. You can listen to the sermon HERE. Jeremiah...
Against the World
"If the world is against the truth, then I am against the world: - St. Athanasius Something that I have been reflecting on the last couple weeks is how we in the Church try to interact with the world. There have been in recent years strong currents seeking to have the...
What in the Mark?
Revelation 13:15-18 NET, The second beast was empowered to give life to the image of the first beast so that it could speak, and could cause all those who did not worship the image of the beast to be killed. He also caused everyone (small and great, rich and poor,...
Constant Catechesis
"Monkey see, Monkey do" is a phrase that all of us have heard, and we all understand. We are always learning and imitating what is going on around us. I just became a dad, and while my baby son is too little to really imitate me, I know the things going on...
To Catch a Nephilim: Billy Carson’s misguided search for something true
I'm sure many are aware of the recent debate and ensuing debacle surrounding Billy Carson, and his debate with Christian scholar and apologist Wes Huff. If you have not seen the debate you can find it HERE. The debate is a masterclass of defending the...
In Rememberance of Me
Of the two sacraments practiced in the Protestant tradition, the one that continues on throughout the believer's life is that of the Eucharist (or the Lord's Supper, Communion). Eucharist simply means thanksgiving from the Greek, which derives from the...
Conversion of a Credobaptist
This might ruffle some feathers. Like most (if not all) Western Evangelicals I was baptized when I was a bit older (for me at 16). While I made a profession of faith at 4 or 5 years old, general practice was not until someone was a bit older to make the public...
Book Review: Rebirth of Orthodoxy
What is orthodoxy, and why does it matter?These are questions that many years ago Thomas Oden, who is now recognized during his lifetime as the preeminent Methodist theologian, and the father of a branch of theology called paleo-orthodoxy. We live in what...
