“Give to Caesar” – Jordan Shaw
Our community in the downtown east side of Vancouver has been slowly working through the Gospel of Mark. We’re nearing the beginning of the end, but first, Jesus has some more teaching to do. Here’s the story so far: Jesus has finished his long journey to Jerusalem,...
Richard Rohr – CWR Interview – What are the ‘Politics of Jesus’?
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There’s No Business Like Arms Business – Wayne Northey
Mural in Tehran - David Holt cc by 2.0 It is a very strange world: Michelle Obama makes a highly impassioned, brilliant speech at the Democratic National Convention - one nearly universally praised, establishing again her extremely high approval ratings in America....
“Patmos” by Baxter Kruger (excerpt – ch 1)
Most Sundays that I am home, I sleep in as long as possible. But this Sunday had a mind of its own. A violent storm had raged through the night, and I hardly slept at all, which made me angry, as I needed rest after a two-week tour lecturing on theology. A little...
THE SATAN – by Michael Hardin – episode 7 – “Where does evil come from?”
Editor's Note: Clarion is posting Michael Hardin's 20-episode series (excerpted from What the Facebook? vol. 1) on The Satan as a weekly release, each Thursday. CLICK HERE for the full pdf or kindle document. (7) Where Does Evil Come From? When we...
Richard Rohr – CWR Interview – What do we mean by ‘Christian action’?
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THE SATAN – by Michael Hardin – episode 6 – “The Personhood of Satan”
Editor's Note: Clarion is be posting Michael Hardin's 20-episode series (excerpted from What the Facebook? vol. 1) on The Satan as a weekly release, each Thursday. CLICK HERE for the full pdf or kindle document. (6) Personhood and the satan I am...
Universal Hope in the Orthodox Octoechos according to Hilarion Alfeyev – by Isaac Gregory Hollums
Metropolitan Hilarion Alfeyev, in his book Christ the Conqueror of Hell, makes this observation concerning Christ’s descent into Hades: The Octoechos’ teaching can be systematized by the following questions: Who benefited from Christ’s saving accomplishments?...
Where there is Neither: Dying to our Othering – by Caleb Miller
Othering is the process of casting a group, an individual or an object into the role of the 'other' and establishing one's own identity through opposition to and, frequently, vilification of this Other. Taken at face value, we present ourselves as...
What are the limits of everlasting mercy? Brad Jersak
"And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also is flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years." Genesis 6:3 "For the LORD is good; His lovingkindness is everlasting and His faithfulness to all generations."...