Beware the easy thing: on dominance and Christianity
I recently read Matthew D. Taylor’s excellent The Violent Shall Take it by Force, which describes the origins of the independent charismatic movement of Christianity that was a force behind […]
Scripture
How to love your neighbor
There was a scholar of the law who stood up to test Jesus and said, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus said to him, “What is written
Teach us to number our days aright
Many years ago I visited Pompei. I knew that my grandmother had been born in a small town not far from nearby Naples, and as our bus drove around the
Generosity, community, and connection: Three lessons from a summer with Scripture
If you want to have your world turned upside down, take the Bible seriously. Just over a year ago I began an intense writing regimen to prepare the 2019 edition
What do you mean? – on writing about prayer
Just a few revisions, they said. I have learned to love revising, eliminating unnecessary words, shifting ideas, and adding clarity to phrases. A few revisions should have been no problem