When Hatred Is Close and Benevolence Is Far
Individuals, corporations, and churches have learned to respond quickly to natural disasters, epidemics, and other tragedies in the 21st century. Recent events in Haiti, Chile, Turkey, and elsewhere have reminded us of the power of nature to bring havoc to human experience. Sorrow has been witnessed in unprecedented ways. Yet amid that sorrow, it is beautiful to see Christ’s church all around the globe rushing to offer their money,...
Greek Tragedies & Christian Churches: Musings and Observations
Modern-day generations tend to think in groups and categories. This tendency, while helpful for critical analysis, has its dangers, however. When notions that are otherwise connected in an organic way are split apart, harmful consequences may follow—the relationship between substance and form, for example. As evident in biblical and extra-biblical precedent, notions of substance and form are intricately related. Some critics object to...
The Church and the Pragmatic Impulse
Those who have a vested claim in Christ’s kingdom have the crucial task of discerning the voice of the Spirit amid the whispers of the world. All true servants of Christ are interested in the same thing: serving the church and fulfilling the Great Commission. Along the way, however, questions arise concerning the means to that end. It would seem that the truly spiritual mantra “whatever it takes” says it all and in many ways, this...
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