Standing Committee cites a small applicant pool and says “more information” had been brought to their attention that calls into question their earlier decisions
A day spent among comic book and role-playing-game fans opens a window into understanding the importance and power of putting narrative at the center of Christian life
“I can also see those people crowded around Jesus and roaring with laughter, and going home to share these wonderful tales to those who were not there.”
Despite our violence, which cost him his life, Jesus was not afraid to become bone of our bone and flesh of our flesh. For our sake, he became human and showed us God’s ways.
“I read the book of Job. I don’t think God comes out of it well.”
Virginia Woolf
We can only understand our selves, our world, and our God through story
We finish up the Book of Acts as Paul makes his way to Rome
You see, when Jesus talks about marriage and divorce, he is also addressing the unequal distribution of power, not only between men and women, but between the powerful and the vulnerable.
“[Jesus’ clues] were still in the Bible when the English landed at Jamestown, the Spaniards took over Mexico and Florida, the French set up their colonies, and any other “Christian” country used a strong-arm kind of evangelism and privilege.”
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