Liberating letters (May 22)
There was one member of my regular Sunday morning class who consistently protested any lesson that mentioned circumcision. He found it exclusionary, offensive and most of all embarrassing.
The Bible in the Early Church
Justo González William B. Eerdmans, 204 pages Published March 8, 2022 Long ago, Augustine was converted to Christian faith when a still,..
Freeing Congregational Mission: A Practical Vision for Companionship, Cultural Humility, and Co-development
B. Hunter Farrell with Balajiedlang Khyllep IVP Academic, 272 pages Published January 25, 2022 I’ve been a PC(USA) mission co-worker in Korea..
Necessary Risks: Challenges Privileged People Need to Face
Teri McDowell Ott Fortress Press, 206 pages Published March 15, 2022 Epiphany was an auspicious time to read Teri McDowell Ott’s Necessary..
Seeing red
Debates over masks, vaccines and critical race theory have escalated. Brawls are breaking out on airplanes. In my small town’s rural district,..
Liberating letters (May 15)
Uniform Lesson for May 15, 2022 Scripture passage and lesson focus: Galatians 3:18-29 Truth be told, freedom is not the first thing..
30 years ago — “Full communion is proposed for four denominations”
30 years ago — April 6, 1992 The Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Reformed Church in America..
Liberating letters (May 8)
Uniform lesson for May 8, 2022 Scripture passage and lesson focus: Romans 8:18-30 We continue our perusal of liberating letters with a..
The right to anger
In “A nation on hold wants to speak with a manager,” journalist Sarah Lyall describes the way people currently fly off the..
American Christianity’s aggressive individualism
Today’s problems require collective solutions, but the American church is not answering the call. The Adam McKay satirical film “Don’t Look Up”..
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