O God, whose beloved Son did take little children into hisarms and bless them: Give us grace, we beseech thee, toentrust these children and their caretakers to thy never-failing care and love, andbring us all to thy heavenly kingdom; through the same thySon Jesus Christ our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with theeand the Holy Spirit, […]
Bible & Culture
speaking of refugees . . . putting “kindness ahead of good order”
While reading Brennan Manning’s beautiful book Ruthless Trust: The Ragamuffin’s Path to God, I came across this wonderful quote by Thomas Cahill: As we stand now at the entrance of the third millennium since Jesus, we can look back over the horrors of Christian history, never doubting for an instant that if Christians had put kindness […]
Paris, ISIS, and the Christian responsibility to wrestle with biblical violence
I found it hard to get to sleep last night. The horror in Paris is to say the least unsettling and disorienting. What is happening in our world? How can it be stopped? Why do people do these things to each other? The last time I felt like this was in December 2012. Because I am […]
Why Christians Should Lose the Christmas Culture War
by Jared Byas Last week, Joshua Feuerstein kicked off the annual culture war season by starting a “movement” around Starbuck’s new minimal coffee cup design. I have no desire to make fun of Josh’s beliefs or belittle his conviction. We simply disagree on what it means to be a Christian in our culture. For me, […]
I’m tired of calling God “God”—and it might even be unbiblical
I recently finished a book draft where I talk about God a lot. And it finally hit me that I’m tired of writing “God” all the time. It feels lazy to me—like calling my wife “human.” I feel the need to find some other word. “God” is a term found throughout the Bible. In the […]