"Even if we stand at the very summit of virtue, it is by mercy that we shall be saved." –John Chrysostom
Let us begin with a question: Who is the person, or type of person, that is easiest for you to write off as unimportant...or perhaps dispensable? I cannot remember a cultural climate like the present where people and their perspectives are dismissed so easily. We apply a single label to describe someone which then grants us permission … Continue reading A Different Lens – The “Other”
One of the most significant challenges I face as a pastor and teacher – whether in church or in academic settings – is helping people to learn how to read the Bible through different lenses than those to which they are accustomed and to discuss divinity in often uncomfortable ways. Don’t get me wrong, I … Continue reading A Different Lens
In October of last year, I made a promise. My burden for the suffering in and around the war-torn country of Syria and its refugee crisis had hit a breaking point. I promised - "I will not do nothing." I promised to pray for the refugee crisis in the Middle East daily, and to actively seek … Continue reading The Refugee Burden That Will Not Go Away (World Refugee Day in DC 2017)
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