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Christine D. Pohl
Christine D. Pohl is professor of Christian ethics at Asbury Theological Seminary. Her most recent book is Living into Community: Cultivating Practices That Sustain Us (Eerdmans).
Recovering kindness
What makes kindness a distinctive mark of the new creation?
October 18, 2012
Our life together: Four practices of healthy congregations
To build stronger communities, we need to get in the habit of recognizing what undergirds our relationships. We can't afford to take it for granted.
February 22, 2012
Power and delight: Psalm 29; Mark 1:4-11
As Mark begins, it might seem a little early for Jesus to be commended as one with whom God is well pleased.
January 10, 2006
Surprise encounter: John 1:43-51; 1 Samuel 3:1-10 (11-20)
From where does Nathanael's confession, his insight, come?
January 10, 2006
Homeward bound: John 1:10-18; Jeremiah 31:7-14
"It’s all grace,” my dear friend replied. For some reason, I was surprised at the simplicity and firmness of her answer....
December 27, 2005
Living on tiptoe: Luke 2:22-40; Psalm 148
Waiting and fidelity are closely connected.
December 27, 2005
Sin insulation: Sunday, September 16, Exodus 32:7-14; Psalm 51:1-10; 1 Timothy 1:12-17; Luke 15:1-10
The sins revealed in these first three scripture passages are blockbusters—betrayal, idolatry, adultery and violence—the raw material for larger-than-life stories and films....
August 29, 2001
Profit and loss: Sunday, September 23, Amos 8:4-7; Luke 16:1-13
Recently several pastors and seminary students told me that they will do “whatever it takes . . . to be effective in ministry . . . to turn their church around . . ....
August 29, 2001
Risky business: Sunday, September 2 (Proverbs 25:6-7; Psalm 112; Luke 14:1, 7-14)
In the fragility of goodness, author Martha Nussbaum writes, “The peculiar beauty of human excellence just is its vulnerability.” Goodness is fragile and its vulnerability is part of its b...
August 15, 2001
Shriveled delight: Sunday, August 26. Isaiah 58:9b-14; Psalm 103:1-8; Hebrews 12:18-29; Luke 13:10-17
As a weekend gardener, I have discovered the deep satisfaction of seeing the fruit of a well-watered garden....
August 1, 2001
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