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Wendell Berry’s vision of a sacred world
Experience, reading, and the daily rounds of farm work taught Wendell that scripture is correct: Every creature and every inch of earth is made and approved by God.
Wendell Berry’s vision of a sacred world
Experience, reading, and the daily rounds of farm work taught Wendell that scripture is correct: Every creature and every inch of earth is made and approved by God.
Wendell Berry’s vision of a sacred world
Experience, reading, and the daily rounds of farm work taught Wendell that scripture is correct: Every creature and every inch of earth is made and approved by God.
The Christian nationalist pastor proposes that women are responsible for preventing men from committing sexual violence—by being subservient to them.
The Christian nationalist pastor proposes that women are responsible for preventing men from committing sexual violence—by being subservient to them.
Escape to Mars?
The ultrarich are planning their exit from a dying planet. Christian apocalyptic theology has a different ending in mind.
Escape to Mars?
The ultrarich are planning their exit from a dying planet. Christian apocalyptic theology has a different ending in mind.
Natural death and Christian love
The most religious people are also statistically the most likely to place their faith in artificial life support. Why?
Natural death and Christian love
The most religious people are also statistically the most likely to place their faith in artificial life support. Why?
Seeing with clarity
You can live a long time off a vision like the transfiguration. But there is much else in this world we must look at, from which we dare not avert our eyes.
Seeing with clarity
You can live a long time off a vision like the transfiguration. But there is much else in this world we must look at, from which we dare not avert our eyes.
Mennonites and the long shadow of ethnic identity
Denominations often struggle to separate faith from ethnicity. Hyung Jin Kim Sun has experienced this firsthand.
In the Bible, gender is not binary
The Bible employs many merisms, in which two contrasting words stand in for a whole spectrum. “Male and female” is one of them.
In the Bible, gender is not binary
The Bible employs many merisms, in which two contrasting words stand in for a whole spectrum. “Male and female” is one of them.
Just when victory should be a show of power, the vulnerable lamb appears, standing as if slain.
In Revelation, Jesus is the Weird Barbie of lambs.
November 1, All Saints B (Isaiah 25:6-9; Revelation 21:1-6a)
God swallowing up death indicates the ultimate defeat of sorrow and chaos.
November 1, All Saints B (Isaiah 25:6-9; Revelation 21:1-6a)
God swallowing up death indicates the ultimate defeat of sorrow and chaos.