I love to watch sunrises and sunsets – I think that they may be the most majestic commonplace events to grace the earth. A sunrise or sunset is nothing out of t...
Several weeks ago I reflected on Bishop William Willimon’s post “The Culture is Overrated”:
So you cannot know Christianity by having it translated into some o...
Some Christians refuse to listen to certain forms of worldly music, especially what is considered vulgar, obscene, or sexist; other Christians do listen to worl...
At the risk of sounding like a crotchety conservative old fart, I’m going to talk like one. To make matters worse, I’m going to speak from personal experience. ...
“Having said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing, but she did not know that it was Jesus” (John 20:14).
When it comes to hip-hop music too many p...
When one thinks of women’s empowerment, or, indeed, does a quick Google search of the term, the image of Rosie the Riveter is one of the first to appear. Physic...
“Then Esther sent this reply to Mordecai: ‘Go, gather together all the Jews who are in Susa, and fast for me. Do not eat or drink for three days, night or day. ...
Since I was fourteen, I’ve spent the greater part of each year immersed in secular, liberal, cerebral New England. In many ways, this has been a blessing; among...
One of the most controversial subjects in the Bible for our egalitarian culture is the encouragement of women to be submissive. Some critics attack Paul as sexi...
Many people struggle to understand the role of women in the Church. Men, women, religious and lay people alike question the duties that ought to be entruste...
