Looking for a “hook,” an attention-grabbing story to use as an introduction for this essay, I found so many extreme weather events in 2017-2019 that I was at a loss for which one to pick. In their sheer destructiveness, they were all devastatingly similar. And the responses of the people who went through them were terrifyingly
READ MORETwo recent surveys shone a bright light on a dark reality. They revealed that people who claim to be “religious” are far more likely to view those who are different from them with distrust and downright hostility. Conversely, a majority of those who consider themselves “secular” seem to have no such problems accepting people groups
READ MOREHistory is sepia-colored and correctly distant for most; if they think on the past at all. I still remember my own shock some years ago after I had regaled a committee group with my memories of the Vietnam War—an era all too real in my memory. A design assistant looked at me blankly: “I wasn’t
READ MOREIllustration by Jon Krause Even during Christ’s time on earth, the idea of enforcing obedience to God’s law was cherished by some who professed to follow Him. Even Jesus’ own disciples expressed this sentiment. When Jesus was on His way to Jerusalem, He sent messengers to a Samaritan village to ask if He could stay
READ MOREIn Ainkawa, the Christian neighborhood of Erbil, Iraq, churches are protected by metal bars and armed soldiers. Speaking Arabic and Aramaic, the soldiers are dressed in the uniforms of the Peshmerga, the armed forces of the Kurdistan autonomous region of Iraq. The suburb of Ainkawa, located on the western limits of Erbil, seems vibrant and
READ MOREMany fundamentalists, who used to eschew the politics of this world and thought the kingdom of God was only for our hearts now and for heaven when we die, have entered the fray with a fervor we haven’t seen in ages. And they have taken center stage in this engagement. They have gained the ear
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