Faith • Biblical Reflections No Polite Prayers: How Psalm 77 Helps Us Pray Fiercely Rev. Joe Palekas | 13 min read How might you describe your conversations with God? What words would you use to characterize your tone or approach? For those of us who have spent any amount of time... Continue Reading
Faith • Biblical Reflections Eli, the Passive Priest Rev. J.T. Tarter | 9 min read Growing up, I regularly spent time with the Berenstein Bears. You may have really loved those books—I certainly did, and do—but you may or may not be aware that the... Continue Reading
Faith • Liturgical Reflections Seeing Calvary in “Calvary” Dr. Steven Garber | 5 min read “Do not despair; one of the thieves was saved. Do not presume; one of the thieves was damned.” — St. Augustine These words from St. Augustine are meant for our... Continue Reading
Faith • Theological Reflections Radical Unity: Against Protestant Consumerism and the Spirit of Schism Albert Lee | 10 min read If you belong to a local church, I wonder if you’ve felt the way that I have recently. Maybe you feel like those in church leadership agree with you on... Continue Reading
Faith • Theological Reflections Common Grace for the Common Good Hugh Whelchel | 8 min read Scripture, as God’s good word to his creation, is beautiful and challenging in its depiction of humanity and our call to faithfulness in the world. The Bible paints a compelling... Continue Reading
Faith • Liturgical Reflections The Beautiful and the Useful: Hugo, Les Miserables, and Lent Dr. Steven Garber | 4 min read “You are mistaken; the beautiful is as useful as the useful… more so, perhaps.” These words have been running through my heart the last week. Making sense of life for... Continue Reading