The theologian's task is to make it difficult to be a Christian. It is also to make it equally difficult to be a non-Christian, that is, to present an account of Christianity that shows the difference that being a Christian makes and how that difference may intrigue...
A Baptist preacher told this story to his congregation one Sunday: When God walked into heaven and found everyone there, he decided it was too crowded. He owed it to justice, did he not, to reward those who were faithful? So, he had one of his angels read the ten...
I think a mature Christian is someone who is very difficult to offend.
Dear Christian, God doesn’t need your defense. Jesus doesn’t need your defense. Christianity doesn’t need your defense. The Bible doesn’t need your defense. The Ten Commandments don’t need your defense. The poor, the powerless, the marginalized, the vulnerable, and...
After the Western ideal of unlimited freedom, after the Marxist concept of freedom as acceptance of the yoke of necessity, here is the true Christian definition of freedom. Freedom is self-restriction! Restriction of the self for the sake of others.
I am a Palestinian Christian. We also say: "Allahu Akbar," which is normally heard from a Muslim, as well as: "Inshaa Allah," "Ma Shaa Allah," and "Alhamdulillah." ...This is simply because Arabic is our language, and the Arabic word for "God" is "Allah," whether you...
How I wish that no one would suffer and that we would work towards healing what sharply divides us. I think we need to talk about it. “War is what happens when language fails,” Margaret Atwood told us. But there are those who vehemently disagree. They will shout me...
Dear Christian, The clearest picture of what we truly believe isn't revealed by our knowledge of Scripture or our theological arguments. The clearest, most vivid display of what we truly believe is revealed by how we treat other people. It is by our love or our lack...
Your life as a Christian should make non-believers question their disbelief in God.
I refuse to be a Christian who is generous with damnation and stingy with grace.