Joy Infused – Sarah Van Diest

There’s a little idea I had about those who walk this earth in the most impoverished of circumstances, and yet live lives overflowing with joy, with smiles wider than what seems sensible, or even possible given their living conditions. It is an amazing thing to...

Sin and Confession beyond Shame – Jonathan Martin

I’m mystified by the notion that the only two ways of thinking about sin available to us are “total depravity” (all the “wretched worm” nonsense), or “sin is an oppressive, outdated word,” which is equally silly. I absolutely buy into "original blessing” (Genesis...

How the Bible Actually Works: new book by Peter Enns

MOVE BEYOND THE IDEA THAT “BEING RIGHT” IS THE MOST IMPORTANT MEASURE OF FAITH HOW THE BIBLE ACTUALLY WORKS In Which I Explain How an Ancient, Ambiguous, and Diverse Book Leads Us to Wisdom, Rather than Answers—and Why that’s Great News By Peter Enns “Far from...

Whereness: a Hermeneutic of Being – Fran Francis

Tena koutou katoa Ko Takarunga te maunga ahau Ko Waitemata te moana ahau Ko Pakiri te awa ahau Ko Oriana te waka ahau Ko Oruamo te kainga ahau Ko Ngati Pakeha te iwi ahau Ko Gray te hapu ahau Ko Fran Francis ahau Tena koutou, tena koutou, tena koutou katoa  ...