enemies
What (the best) God cares about (Psalm 68:1-10, 32-35)
God’s a divine warrior but no cheap bully.
Whose Father in heaven?
In Matthew, the Lord’s Prayer is a prayer for enemies.
The biblical Amalekites are the Israelites’ enemies—and their kin
Enemies are real. They are also closer to us than we may care to imagine.
How to be a purple church in a red state
When you embrace criticism instead of avoiding it, you get lots of chances to love your enemy.
And who is my enemy?
Essays by our readers reminded me of the call to forgive “70 times seven,” especially in relationships with people we can’t eject from our lives.
by Debra Bendis
February 19, Seventh Sunday after the Epiphany
Matthew 5:38–48
Holy work in a divided nation
Loving our enemies means arguing with each other about what matters most.
After injustice
We are instructed to love our enemies—not necessarily to forgive them.
Leap of love: Kierkegaard on regard for enemies
There are serious obstacles to making the spiritual adjustment required to presuppose love.