Shane J. Wood
@shanejwood.bsky.social
· Professor of NT & It's Origins (Ozark Christian College)
· Author of Thinning the Veil: Encountering Jesus Christ in the Book of Revelation (IVP)
· Substack: Letters from the Desert
· Author of Thinning the Veil: Encountering Jesus Christ in the Book of Revelation (IVP)
· Substack: Letters from the Desert
NEW POST: "Do trees weep? The older I get and the deeper I dive into the vastness of God’s unveiling of himself to us, the more questions like these emerge, inviting me to venture beyond the looking glass into a world more real than the one I’ve settled for."
shanejwood.substack.com/p/bridging-h...
shanejwood.substack.com/p/bridging-h...
November 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
NEW POST: "Do trees weep? The older I get and the deeper I dive into the vastness of God’s unveiling of himself to us, the more questions like these emerge, inviting me to venture beyond the looking glass into a world more real than the one I’ve settled for."
shanejwood.substack.com/p/bridging-h...
shanejwood.substack.com/p/bridging-h...
NEW POST: "We weren’t meant to die. We weren’t created for it. It fits us awkwardly regardless of how thorough the tailor exacts his adjustments. We were created to live. We were made for life. For love. For admiration. We were made to finish strong."
shanejwood.substack.com/p/finishing-...
shanejwood.substack.com/p/finishing-...
October 16, 2025 at 6:27 PM
NEW POST: "We weren’t meant to die. We weren’t created for it. It fits us awkwardly regardless of how thorough the tailor exacts his adjustments. We were created to live. We were made for life. For love. For admiration. We were made to finish strong."
shanejwood.substack.com/p/finishing-...
shanejwood.substack.com/p/finishing-...
NEW POST: "This article is an attempt at self-reflection. A conversation starter for the American church today: What good is it to read and memorize the word of God, if we don’t allow it to transform us into the Word of God himself?"
shanejwood.substack.com/p/my-callous...
shanejwood.substack.com/p/my-callous...
September 25, 2025 at 4:39 PM
NEW POST: "This article is an attempt at self-reflection. A conversation starter for the American church today: What good is it to read and memorize the word of God, if we don’t allow it to transform us into the Word of God himself?"
shanejwood.substack.com/p/my-callous...
shanejwood.substack.com/p/my-callous...
NEW POST: "Grace frustrates and redeems every avenue of suffering, transforming every pain into passageways of intimacy with our crucified King. And yet, even now, as I see the strategy, I still don’t like it. I still don’t enjoy it."
shanejwood.substack.com/p/frustrated...
shanejwood.substack.com/p/frustrated...
September 4, 2025 at 6:41 PM
NEW POST: "Grace frustrates and redeems every avenue of suffering, transforming every pain into passageways of intimacy with our crucified King. And yet, even now, as I see the strategy, I still don’t like it. I still don’t enjoy it."
shanejwood.substack.com/p/frustrated...
shanejwood.substack.com/p/frustrated...
BIG NEWS: I am honored and excited to be on the editorial team for IVP Academic's new edition of the Dictionary of the Later New Testament & Its Developments with the incomparable Dennis R. Edwards, Madison Pearce , and Michael Bird!
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August 16, 2025 at 2:01 AM
BIG NEWS: I am honored and excited to be on the editorial team for IVP Academic's new edition of the Dictionary of the Later New Testament & Its Developments with the incomparable Dennis R. Edwards, Madison Pearce , and Michael Bird!
www.ivpress.com/press-releas...
www.ivpress.com/press-releas...
NEW POST: "My heavenly Father seems a lot more like a terrorist negotiator than anything else. For I rarely feel like we split the difference. Which is frustrating. Especially when all I want to do is to meet halfway. To connect somewhere in the middle."
shanejwood.substack.com/p/meeting-ha...
shanejwood.substack.com/p/meeting-ha...
August 14, 2025 at 2:57 PM
NEW POST: "My heavenly Father seems a lot more like a terrorist negotiator than anything else. For I rarely feel like we split the difference. Which is frustrating. Especially when all I want to do is to meet halfway. To connect somewhere in the middle."
shanejwood.substack.com/p/meeting-ha...
shanejwood.substack.com/p/meeting-ha...
NEW POST: "I need total quiet to discern God’s Word. Which is infuriating. That I need stillness as sterile as a cemetery to receive God’s voice...as long as my relationship with sound persists in disrepair, though, God will always be hard to hear."
shanejwood.substack.com/p/in-defense...
shanejwood.substack.com/p/in-defense...
July 24, 2025 at 4:27 PM
NEW POST: "I need total quiet to discern God’s Word. Which is infuriating. That I need stillness as sterile as a cemetery to receive God’s voice...as long as my relationship with sound persists in disrepair, though, God will always be hard to hear."
shanejwood.substack.com/p/in-defense...
shanejwood.substack.com/p/in-defense...
NEW POST: "Thresholds are unfair...inviting everyone to adventures as flamboyant as Narnia. But rarely do they reveal the cost of passing through the wardrobe...[for they] contain not just the “new you” but the “familiar you” that you must grieve."
shanejwood.substack.com/p/thresholds
shanejwood.substack.com/p/thresholds
June 12, 2025 at 2:51 PM
NEW POST: "Thresholds are unfair...inviting everyone to adventures as flamboyant as Narnia. But rarely do they reveal the cost of passing through the wardrobe...[for they] contain not just the “new you” but the “familiar you” that you must grieve."
shanejwood.substack.com/p/thresholds
shanejwood.substack.com/p/thresholds
NEW POST: "I’m enamored by deathbed wisdom, insights on life often acquired only at life’s end....A divine perspective enjoyed by angels, saints, and yes, even birds."
shanejwood.substack.com/p/a-birds-ey...
shanejwood.substack.com/p/a-birds-ey...
May 22, 2025 at 11:53 PM
NEW POST: "I’m enamored by deathbed wisdom, insights on life often acquired only at life’s end....A divine perspective enjoyed by angels, saints, and yes, even birds."
shanejwood.substack.com/p/a-birds-ey...
shanejwood.substack.com/p/a-birds-ey...
Y'all, I can't even express how grateful I am that "Thinning the Veil" is already into its 2nd printing, is a #1 bestseller on Amazon, and the book hasn't even released yet!
The book releases May 20th! Get your copy now 🙂
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#author
#thinningtheveil
The book releases May 20th! Get your copy now 🙂
amzn.to/4dhXLlN
#author
#thinningtheveil
May 14, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Y'all, I can't even express how grateful I am that "Thinning the Veil" is already into its 2nd printing, is a #1 bestseller on Amazon, and the book hasn't even released yet!
The book releases May 20th! Get your copy now 🙂
amzn.to/4dhXLlN
#author
#thinningtheveil
The book releases May 20th! Get your copy now 🙂
amzn.to/4dhXLlN
#author
#thinningtheveil
THE COUNTDOWN CONTINUES! 13 days til May 20th! And YOU’RE invited to the LIVE book event!
Join us at College Heights Christian Church (Joplin, MO)
May 20th @ 6:30pm for worship, live discussion, free coffee, and more!
Bring your books, or get one there (while supplies last)
Hope to see you there!
Join us at College Heights Christian Church (Joplin, MO)
May 20th @ 6:30pm for worship, live discussion, free coffee, and more!
Bring your books, or get one there (while supplies last)
Hope to see you there!
May 7, 2025 at 5:16 PM
THE COUNTDOWN CONTINUES! 13 days til May 20th! And YOU’RE invited to the LIVE book event!
Join us at College Heights Christian Church (Joplin, MO)
May 20th @ 6:30pm for worship, live discussion, free coffee, and more!
Bring your books, or get one there (while supplies last)
Hope to see you there!
Join us at College Heights Christian Church (Joplin, MO)
May 20th @ 6:30pm for worship, live discussion, free coffee, and more!
Bring your books, or get one there (while supplies last)
Hope to see you there!
The Countdown has OFFICIALLY begun!
Join me at College Heights Christian Church (Joplin, MO) May 20 @ 6:30pm for a Live book release event!
There will be worship, live discussion about the book, and a place to purchase the book if you haven't pre-ordered it!
Join me at College Heights Christian Church (Joplin, MO) May 20 @ 6:30pm for a Live book release event!
There will be worship, live discussion about the book, and a place to purchase the book if you haven't pre-ordered it!
May 5, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The Countdown has OFFICIALLY begun!
Join me at College Heights Christian Church (Joplin, MO) May 20 @ 6:30pm for a Live book release event!
There will be worship, live discussion about the book, and a place to purchase the book if you haven't pre-ordered it!
Join me at College Heights Christian Church (Joplin, MO) May 20 @ 6:30pm for a Live book release event!
There will be worship, live discussion about the book, and a place to purchase the book if you haven't pre-ordered it!
Hey everyone! Join the "Thinning the Veil" launch team for some unique, exclusive opportunities!
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April 14, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Hey everyone! Join the "Thinning the Veil" launch team for some unique, exclusive opportunities!
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✅ Love watching my son play soccer
✅ They won 7-0 (he had 1 goal and 1 assist)
✅ It was freaking cold 🥶🥶🥶
✅ They won 7-0 (he had 1 goal and 1 assist)
✅ It was freaking cold 🥶🥶🥶
April 5, 2025 at 11:48 PM
✅ Love watching my son play soccer
✅ They won 7-0 (he had 1 goal and 1 assist)
✅ It was freaking cold 🥶🥶🥶
✅ They won 7-0 (he had 1 goal and 1 assist)
✅ It was freaking cold 🥶🥶🥶
April 3, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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April 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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"I never see God speak down about himself. Or to himself. Never mock or belittle his accomplishments, in Christ or before. God celebrates, often without restraint or apology. But I’m not sure I have the courage to do the same."
shanejwood.substack.com/p/pride
shanejwood.substack.com/p/pride
March 14, 2025 at 1:23 PM
"I never see God speak down about himself. Or to himself. Never mock or belittle his accomplishments, in Christ or before. God celebrates, often without restraint or apology. But I’m not sure I have the courage to do the same."
shanejwood.substack.com/p/pride
shanejwood.substack.com/p/pride
ANOTHER NEW POST!!!!
"And if I judge them for how little they care for life, I will judge myself as well. For what I fear most is not death, but living a life buffered and unfamiliar with forgiveness. Devoid of love. Even for my enemies. Real or perceived."
shanejwood.substack.com/p/forgiveness
"And if I judge them for how little they care for life, I will judge myself as well. For what I fear most is not death, but living a life buffered and unfamiliar with forgiveness. Devoid of love. Even for my enemies. Real or perceived."
shanejwood.substack.com/p/forgiveness
February 27, 2025 at 5:52 PM
ANOTHER NEW POST!!!!
"And if I judge them for how little they care for life, I will judge myself as well. For what I fear most is not death, but living a life buffered and unfamiliar with forgiveness. Devoid of love. Even for my enemies. Real or perceived."
shanejwood.substack.com/p/forgiveness
"And if I judge them for how little they care for life, I will judge myself as well. For what I fear most is not death, but living a life buffered and unfamiliar with forgiveness. Devoid of love. Even for my enemies. Real or perceived."
shanejwood.substack.com/p/forgiveness
"In a world of isolation and increasing divide, crumbs litter life’s path with evidence of innate interconnectedness….[And yet], it’s easy to forget...Especially when each breath after the first seems so incongruent to others who seem to have it better than me."
shanejwood.substack.com/p/rain
shanejwood.substack.com/p/rain
December 19, 2024 at 6:56 PM
"In a world of isolation and increasing divide, crumbs litter life’s path with evidence of innate interconnectedness….[And yet], it’s easy to forget...Especially when each breath after the first seems so incongruent to others who seem to have it better than me."
shanejwood.substack.com/p/rain
shanejwood.substack.com/p/rain
Back to back Boston Celtics games? Well don't mind if I do 😜 🍀🍀🍀 😁
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December 8, 2024 at 12:28 AM
Back to back Boston Celtics games? Well don't mind if I do 😜 🍀🍀🍀 😁
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My happy place 🍀🍀🍀🍀
Now let's get the W!!!
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Now let's get the W!!!
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December 6, 2024 at 11:54 PM
My happy place 🍀🍀🍀🍀
Now let's get the W!!!
@celtics
Now let's get the W!!!
@celtics