It is no use to say that we are born 2000 years too late to give room to Christ. Nor will those who live at the end of the world have been born too late. Christ is always with us, always asking for room in our hearts.
This is what God's kingdom is like: a bunch of outcasts and oddballs gathered at a table, not because they are rich or worthy or good, but because they are hungry, because they said yes. And there's always room for more.
Beauty has ample room to embrace not only what is attractive but also things that are disturbing and difficult for us to confront. Beauty has this capacity because it is inseparable from truth and goodness. Indeed, beauty is the persuasive power of God’s truth and...