What does the Bible say about telling white lies?Proverbs 24:16: How can the wicked be said to 'fall' when many evil rulers throughout history prospered without clear downfall? Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(16) My reins shall rejoice.--These being represented in Hebrew poetry as...
It is also in reference to her essays “Poetry is Not a Luxury” and “The Transformation of Silence into Language and Action.” This intentionality of internal excavation and her ethics of a shared future is a deep source of power for Lorde. It is an unapologetic position that requires a...
If he doesn’t talk, does remembering the things that are important to you make you feel seen? Loved? If he wasn’t complimenting your body, does the way he looks at you—with love and genuine affection, make you feel loved? If she doesn’t cook for you, or she doesn’t get jealo...
You can’t turn to a place in the Bible and find teaching on Advent or a command to set aside four weeks prior to Christmas as a season of waiting, hoping, and yearning. Does this mean that biblically-oriented Christians shouldn’t observe Advent? For some, the answer is “Yes.” If...
Is there more to this life of faith than simply going to church, praying, reading the Bible, and waiting to die? The answer to this question is a resounding yes! Over the last century, American Christianity has become hyper-focused on believing the right things. We have produced thousands ...
I started scrawling thoughts about my bible reading in a notebook that July. As fall progressed, and my son played happily with his Legos while his sisters were in school, I kept “writing down the bones”, as author Natalie Goldberg puts it. Bone after bone connected into a topical coll...
” Trump of course does not believe any of this stuff, but it is a powerful weapon he used for great impact. The Christian Right also talks about and uses “spiritual warfare” in support of Trump and MAGA. People, especially in the mainstream news media and...
IntentionalityProcesses of space-making arise from the actions, thoughts, and feelings of in-dividuals as well as from every type of social organization as an expression ofcollective action. However, to reduce all of these to intentional spatializationswould fall short of the mark. Processes of ...
Reading and memorizing Scripture has always been a dailypart of our family’s faith. We taught our kids that God’s Word is important enough that we immerse ourselves in it regularly. Had the Bible simply been something we opened on Sundays, they wouldn’t have learned that faith is a lon...