Sadly, most people’s image of God is jolly Santa, making a list and checking it twice, finding out who’s naughty or nice. It’s certainly not this humble, helpless baby who has come to love us in ways that we’re not ready to be loved.
"Let the little children come unto me and forbid them not, for such is the kingdom of heaven," Jesus said. He did not say let only rich or middle-class white children come. He did not say let only the strapping boys but not the girls come. He did not say let only the...
Little by little, Christians became devoted to their comforts instead: the soft couch, the flannel sheets, the leg of lamb roasted with rosemary. These things made them feel safe and cared for—if not by God, then by themselves. They decided there was no contradiction...