Nicene myths

The Athanasians won, so they got to tell the story of Arianism. Arius would barely have recognized it.

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Lamb power (Revelation 7:9-17; John 10:22-30)

Just when victory should be a show of power, the vulnerable lamb appears, standing as if slain.

Nicene myths

The Athanasians won, so they got to tell the story of Arianism. Arius would barely have recognized it.

Trump’s imperial golden age

Augustus and Nero also offered peace and security for those who fell in line. Paul critiques them in his epistle to the Romans.

In times of fear, I return to Julian of Norwich

The medieval mystic offers challenging words for desperate times.

Politics

Trump’s imperial golden age

Augustus and Nero also offered peace and security for those who fell in line. Paul critiques them in his epistle to the Romans.

In times of fear, I return to Julian of Norwich

The medieval mystic offers challenging words for desperate times.

Why does J. D. Vance want more American babies?

Pronatalists fixate on tomorrow’s imaginary children. Baptism demands that we care for those already born.

The church has a DEI problem

We love diversity. That doesn’t mean we’re willing to make room for difference.