Review of Harvey Cox’s “How to read the Bible” – Caleb Miller
Harvey Cox, How to Read the Bible (HarperOne, 2015) Whenever I get a book like this, I’m tempted to jump ahead to the conclusion, just so I can see if I agree with their direction. Against all my instincts, I started from the beginning, and I’m glad I did....
Review of Harvey Cox’s “How to read the Bible” – Caleb Miller
Harvey Cox, How to Read the Bible (HarperOne, 2015) Whenever I get a book like this, I’m tempted to jump ahead to the conclusion, just so I can see if I agree with their direction. Against all my instincts, I started from the beginning, and I’m glad I did....
Easter Monday – Brian Zahnd
The risen Christ did not merely come back from the dead The risen Christ is not one who has come back from the dead. The risen Christ is the One who has gone through death and opened the door to the new world beyond death. The risen Christ is not one who has wrestled...
And the Ground Began to Shake – Caleb Miller
By the third day, I'm certain life had begun to gain some sort of semblance of normal for the followers of Christ. His mother, once unconsolable, probably finally started to get some sleep, albeit interrupted by the recurring nightmare of her son, beaten and...
The Way of the Cross: Reflections on the Seven Last Words – Geoff Martens
The Way of the Cross - Introduction: In this Study will we be looking at the last 7 prayers that Jesus prayed on the cross. "My God, my God, why have you abandoned me?" (Matt 27:46; Mark 15:34), "Father, forgive them; they...
The Gospel According to John Wayne – Jim Forest
One of the unique aspects of being human is the role stories play in our lives and have played as far back as the human story is told. Stories inspire, enlighten, connect, delight, warn, admonish and surprise. We need them with an urgency that resembles hunger. Not...
And Death Was Embittered – Caleb Miller
Imagine the devastation the followers of Jesus must've felt the day after they laid his body in the grave. No hope that tomorrow would bring anything to calm their grief. No hope that they would see Jesus again. No hope that Rome would ever be defeated. No hope...
Religious Culture Wars and the Millennial Generation – Abp. Lazar Puhalo
There is little doubt that there is a form of "culture wars" going on in almost every part of our world (the world does not have "corners"). Too many people misread this culture dislocation in terms of...
And Then the Grave – Caleb Miller
Remembering the cross of Christ, as well as the crucifixion (for clarification, see yesterday’s post) is crucial to our understanding of the atonement, but it isn’t the whole story. That’s likely why I’ve never really liked the old hymn “The Old Rugged Cross”. I get...
Zealous for Truth – David Goa
Someone who has actually tasted truth is not contentious for truth. Someone who is considered by people to be zealous for truth has not yet learnt what truth is really like; once he has truly learnt it, he will cease from zealousness on its behalf. – St. Isaac the...