by Philip Jenkins | Dec 9, 2015 | Opinion
Does the Bible speak? If so, how? An oft-told tale of the Spanish conquest of the Americas tells of the Inca ruler Atahualpa. When he met the conquistadors in 1532, some Catholic priests reputedly gave him a Bible, telling him it contained the word of God. Atahualpa...
by Stephen Holmes | Dec 8, 2015 | Opinion
Some moments of real intellectual breakthrough come when I find myself thinking something that surprises me. I am forced to analyze the surprising idea to work out why I was thinking it. Whether the concept turns out to be right, wrong or complicated, I understand...
by John D. Pierce | Dec 7, 2015 | Opinion
By John D. Pierce The number of “shopping days ’til Christmas” keeps counting down. This narrowing stretch of time tends to bring excitement or frenzy or frustration — or combinations of those feelings and others. Some interesting dynamics take place during this time...
by Matt Sapp | Dec 7, 2015 | Opinion
We celebrated the “peace” Sunday of Advent last weekend. On Wednesday afternoon, I was working on my Sunday message as I heard the news about the murders in San Bernardino, California. I’d been thinking, praying and writing about peace. I’d...
by Chuck Summers | Dec 7, 2015 | Opinion
Nature is rather predictable for the most part. It has its rhythms and patterns, and they remain more or less consistent. The tides ebb and flow, the moon goes through its cycle of phases, the sun rises and sets at its appointed times, and the seasons change pretty...
by Jerrod Hugenot | Dec 4, 2015 | Opinion
Dispelling many misconceptions or thin understandings of the ancient patterns of Christianity marking its days and years faithfully is particularly important during the season of Advent. Liturgical scholar and theologian Laurence Hull Stookey’s book,...
