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We learn to be Christian not when we succeed at perfection but when we realize that we will always fail.
If Paul is right, we are living fantasy lives. Anytime we live as though power conquers and wealth protects, we live a fantasy. Anytime we live like death wins, we live a fantasy.
Paul tells us about a future that has already happened—yet we live not only like it hasn’t happened yet but like we don’t think it ever really will.
In this life, sanctification is gradual and difficult. Why would it be different in the life to come?
A runner is stranded on base, in a far country, unable to get home on his own. The batter bunts, aiming to obey the manager.
by John Bowlin
A runner is stranded on base, in a far country, unable to get home on his own. The batter bunts, aiming to obey the manager.
by John Bowlin
"It is by being in solidarity with sinners that Jesus brings about reconciliation. This is not a picture of Jesus that churches often emphasize."
David Heim interviews Jennifer M. McBride
Decades ago when I was a graduate student at Union Seminary in New York City, Robert McAfee Brown was the hot young teacher of theology.
reviewed by Walter Brueggemann
The answer that comes out of a tornado is not the kind of answer we want.
by Rodney Clapp
The answer that comes out of a tornado is not the kind of answer we want.
by Rodney Clapp
Back in the dark ages of the 20th century, I remember an ad for the Yellow Pages that urged, “Let your fingers do the walking.” Now that texting has become the preferred means of communication, it seems our fingers actually do the talking.
I’ve been thinking about the complexity of communication with God, especially the challenge of praying at times when words are hard to come by. In response to such a dilemma, Paul essentially tells the Romans to let the Spirit do the talking.
By Barry Howard
Each autumn, Fourth Presbyterian Church's sanctuary is full to overflowing with Jewish worshipers attending High Holy Days observances.