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There’s a whole lotta repenting going on in these texts.
by Brian Maas
Thinking better about autism
Grant Macaskill’s reflection on neurodiversity becomes a stimulus to renewal of faith.
by Samuel Wells
Thinking better about autism
Grant Macaskill’s reflection on neurodiversity becomes a stimulus to renewal of faith.
by Samuel Wells
Imagination as a lens for making sense of the world
Cultivating a shared Christian imagination
by Zen Hess
We might add to Paul's list gifts for offering comfort, or explaining new guidelines, or displaying ease with technology.
by Martha Spong
Seeing disability through a lens of wonder
Brian Brock’s book is both academic and deeply personal.
by Aaron Klink
The Oscars recognize Toy Story’s evolution
It is the nature of a creature—or toy, or movie franchise—to outgrow its context and move on.
I'm giving thanks for the very personal ways I am blessed by people acting outside their job descriptions.
by Kat Banakis
Putting flesh on the bones of justice
by Kat Banakis
February 2, Epiphany 4A (Matthew 5:1–12; Micah 6:1–8; 1 Corinthians 1:18–31)
Matthew’s Beatitudes are meant to give comfort, not to challenge.
by Kat Banakis
David Bentley Hart’s polemic against the alleged doctrine of eternal hell
Hart thunders like Amos against cruel, incoherent religion.
David Bentley Hart’s polemic against the alleged doctrine of eternal hell
Hart thunders like Amos against cruel, incoherent religion.
When the opioid crisis shows up at our church’s doorstep
Dealing with our community’s real issues
November 17, Ordinary 33C (Luke 21:5-19)
Jesus’ hearers are well-acquainted with calamity and crisis.
Is the “final judgment” really final?
What the Bible doesn't say about hell
Is the “final judgment” really final?
What the Bible doesn't say about hell
Why Orthodox Christians see triumph in the cross
Not just suffering
Why Orthodox Christians see triumph in the cross
Not just suffering
Why Orthodox Christians see triumph in the cross
Not just suffering
Why Orthodox Christians see triumph in the cross
Not just suffering