“In America I saw the freest and most enlightened men placed in the happiest circumstances that the world affords, it seemed to me as if a cloud habitually hung...
In a word, because I want them to be good. Righteous. Heroic. Selfless. Lovers of justice and mercy. Haters of every distinct form of oppressive corruption...
Peter Enns has written an essay on "The Benefit of Doubt" which is, I think, necessary for many to ponder:
"There is a benefit of doubt. Let me put that more s...
I have written fairly often about Dietrich Bonhoeffer in the past (and plan to continue doing so), as both his life and his writings stand out to me as enormous...
"Vanity of vanities--all is vanity!" cries Qoheleth (or "the preacher") in what is perhaps the most mysterious and eerily modern book in the Old Testament canon...
Next week I plan to begin a series of posts on the thorny process of making ethical decisions in the gray areas as a Christian. For now, here's an oldie but a ...
"You burst my bonds asunder, and to you will I offer a sacrifice of praise. May my heart and tongue give praise to you, and all my bones cry out their question...
“The ‘fundamentalist fallacy’ the conviction that God reveals himself outside of a cultural setting to communicate timeless truths to people who themselves are...
Just a quick word of encouragement to any Christian students at Harvard who may be reading this. Many of us who are a part of the various Christian ministries ...
“All the churches of Jesus Christ, scattered in diverse cultures, have been redeemed for God by the blood of the Lamb to form one multicultural community of fai...
