Romans 13

Paul has some quite specific recommendations about our preparedness for the day of salvation.

Justice is complicated--even when it is the law of God.

Loving the neighbor with whom we disagree

Loving the neighbor with whom we disagree

It’s troubling to imagine the Son of man arriving with criminal intent.

I loved writing Wearing God in part because it allowed me to rove around archives from more or less every century of the Christian past. The biblical images for God that most (American?) churches today largely ignore were decidedly not ignored in earlier eras.

I loved writing Wearing God in part because it allowed me to rove around archives from more or less every century of the Christian past. The biblical images for God that most (American?) churches today largely ignore were decidedly not ignored in earlier eras.

The household I grew up in did not have a lot of rules. My parents were first-generation immigrants who worked 12 hours a day, six days a week. So even if we'd had a lot of rules, they would not have been home to enforce most of them.

What comes first—your actions or your beliefs? Here's Paul's answer: neither one. What comes first is the love of God.

What comes first—your actions or your beliefs? Here's Paul's answer: neither one. What comes first is the love of God.

Christ as weapon, Paul?

Christ as weapon, Paul?

Jesus knew forgiveness would always need special emphasis.