Miroslav Volf, the Henry B. Wright Professor of Systematic Theology at Yale Divinity School, is a world-renown theologian who combines impeccable scholarship with a deep passion for the church. Shaped by his experience of growing up in a Christian community in communist Yugoslavia, Volf has provided an important, distinct theological voice to many of the […]
If there’s no feast for this appetite No reason in nursery rhymes Why can’t I shake this great and glorious lie? And if there’s no dawn beyond this dark No secret stair to climb Where did I learn the song that shakes the sky? —Partayn’s Song, The Ale Boy’s Feast I can’t shake the […]
For many Christians, Lent has begun. Lent is that season maybe best known for awesome fish fries on Friday nights. Of course it is much bigger than that. The season of Lent is a time of heightened discipline, often taking the form of works of mercy, prayer, almsgiving and fasting. Fasting in Lent can take […]
David Gushee has spent more than twenty years as a writer, professor, and activist in the evangelical community. Often a minority voice—both within that world and in the broader Christian conversation—he advances a wide-ranging moral vision that insists on God’s care for society’s most vulnerable elements. His advocacy on behalf of the environment, the unborn, […]
Justice outside the city. This title is meant to evoke several things, including irony, for it was outside the city of Jerusalem that the Gospels says Jesus of Nazareth was crucified. For Christians—and we count ourselves among them—it was outside the city that we murdered God, in the ultimate act of injustice. We also read […]
One would have had to be living under the proverbial rock to have somehow missed what’s been happening in the Middle East as of late. But just in case that rock is your home, let’s get caught up to speed: 1) Protests in Egypt finally ousted President Mubarak from his 30 year reign, 2) Libyan […]
This is one of the greatest finds to be discovered in the hills of Kentucky. A local convenience store made my world a better place by carrying this lovely packaged brownie. Oh, Mennonite Delight. “Thinking of you is working up my appetite.” (And, yes, it really does say, “It’s all good!”)
When strangers at a party or on an airplane find out you’re in divinity school, they’ll want to tell you everything they think about God. You’re supposed to listen and nod profoundly, and you’d better not correct anything they say. You’ve signed up to be a pastoral counselor, whether you meant to or not. Perhaps […]
Twelve sayings of Jesus that, based on our practices, obviously must have included parenthetical remarks in the original text. 1. You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you (unless your generals, leaders, […]