I returned last night from Theology Beer Camp 2026 in Kansas City. The event was held at Pine Ridge Presbyterian Church, which is a wonderful facility. Theology Beer Camp itself was a 3-day event preceded by a 1-day pre-event conference on Open & Relational Theology. I was a newbie to the whole beer camp thing,Continue reading “Theology Beer Camp Thoughts”
Author Archives: John Pohl
Reading Some Hartshorne
I’m heading off to Theology Beer Camp in two days, and “yes,” there is a thing called “Theology Beer Camp.” Theology plus beer — sounds amazing. I have never gone to this event before, but I hear it is a great time. I believe that in-person tickets are now sold out, but individuals can stillContinue reading “Reading Some Hartshorne”
Passing the Peace at Church (While Reading)
Short post today. I have a bad habit of reading during the sermon on Sundays. Honestly, I can get bored. In my opinion, church sermons typically go against the ideas of adult learning theory especially in the age of social media. Also, I think sermons often retread ground as they go over the same issuesContinue reading “Passing the Peace at Church (While Reading)”
Letters from Home
It has been a while since I last posted. Honestly, life has been hectic. I have a job that understandably takes up much time. I also had to go back to my mother’s house in Texas to clean out some things for her. Early fall in Texas is basically the Sahara Desert in regards toContinue reading “Letters from Home”
We Are Still Searching
This week, I read the Ryan Burge Substack post titled “The Two Dimensions of Religious Belief in America.” This is a good Substack to follow, by the way. In the post, he looked at data from the Pew Religious Landscape Study to see how Americans tend to look at their faith from an overall view.Continue reading “We Are Still Searching”
Ireland and the Ground
I apologize about the delay in blogging. I was on an extended trip to Ireland. I would like to say that I was being very cultural and immersing myself in Ireland’s rich history (I did quite a bit of this), but I really went there for a college football game in Dublin. What I alwaysContinue reading “Ireland and the Ground”
A Friend Died
I had a friend pass away last week. He wasn’t a close friend, but he was a friend nevertheless, and I went to his funeral this weekend. When Susan and I went through a somewhat pessimistic period regarding church attendance, this guy came around. We had churned through 2 churches that made statements about beingContinue reading “A Friend Died”
Theology Journal Club!
This past week, some of the graduates of Northwind Theological Seminary got together to do our newest journal club. The members of our book club are mainly graduates of Tom Oord’s Open & Relational Theology center. The latest article chosen to review was “Another Day at the Office? Near-Death Experiences in Their Procrustean Bed ofContinue reading “Theology Journal Club!”
Religion in Public Schools: Please NO.
Before I write this post, I want to announce that the manuscript for my potential next book has been sent to Tom Oord for his consideration as a book to be published through SacraSage Press. So far, Tom thinks the manuscript looks pretty good. Ok, here we go. I grew up in Texas, and IContinue reading “Religion in Public Schools: Please NO.”
What Are The Percentages?
I know my posts are a bit infrequent right now. I am extremely busy at work and my new theology book seems to be coming along very quickly. I am in a big editing stage which absorbs so much of my time. One of the reasons that I have enjoyed learning about process theology andContinue reading “What Are The Percentages?”
