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The tree of good and evil is a good analogy for the internet.
I fear we may reject the justification metaphor too quickly and understand it too shallowly.
by Greg Carey
Is the “final judgment” really final?
What the Bible doesn't say about hell
Paul encourages his readers to trust an outcome they cannot yet see.
Paul encourages his readers to trust an outcome they cannot yet see.
Paul encourages his readers to trust an outcome they cannot yet see.
N. T. Wright’s creative reconstruction of Paul and his world
Wright tells a great story. Would the apostle recognize it?
Pierre Teilhard de Chardin's theological trouble
The Jesuit scientist questioned whether humans are descended from Adam. It got him exiled.
The difference between wishing and hoping
Wishes are about what we want. Hope is about what God wants.
If it's in the first verse of Romans 5, it must be important to Paul.
June 18, 11th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Exodus 19:2–8a; Psalm 100; Romans 5:1–8; Matthew 9:35–10:8
When we are overwhelmed by our daily struggles, when we get weary because of the dehumanization that results from hatred and greed, Proverbs 8 and Psalm 8 remind us how God conceives of us as human beings crowned with glory and honor.
Karl Giberson offers a cultural history of the Bible's first human. It's an intriguing and unsettling story.
reviewed by Amy Frykholm
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
Some questions won't go away. The creed says Jesus was crucified "for us," but what do those two little words mean?
Some questions won't go away. The creed says Jesus was crucified "for us," but what do those two little words mean?
Some questions won't go away. The creed says Jesus was crucified "for us," but what do those two little words mean?