Church-goers worldwide have just celebrated the most low-key Easter in modern history. In my forty years as a minister the Easter season, especially the last few days, was always the most frenetic time of the year. I was always exhausted by noon on Easter Day having presided over more services than my parishioners had time …
‘You shall no longer give the people straw to make bricks, as before; let them go and gather straw for themselves. 8But you shall require of them the same quantity of bricks as they have made previously; do not diminish it, for they are lazy; that is why they cry, “Let us go and offer sacrifice …
The following book list was generated through a creative conversation between Dr. Brenda Thomas, retired Professor of English, LaGrange College; and Michael Gibson, acquisitions editor for environmental studies, Roman and Littlefield Publishers. These books represent the best book-length material available for persons wishing to link concern for the health of the planet with biblical faith. …
Summary of the Introduction: “Higher Ground” Just Mercy’s introduction traces the author’s personal journey as a law student—with little commitment to his legal vocation to a seasoned defense lawyer who has spent his career in close proximity to the poor, youthful, and female people who have been systematically diminished by the American criminal justice system. Stevenson’s …
Now that I’ve resumed making pastoral visits for a local church, I find myself looking for inspiration that will sustain me in this work. Most of my visits or phone calls are to church members who are not in the immediate crisis of a hospitalization, but are plugging along in retirement communities or caring …
The Christian Imagination: Theology and the Origins of Race Willie James Jennings 64.Ivory-father; Mary-Mother. Both story-tellers. Jennings raised in a devout family that could best be described as “abiding in Christ.” Biblical figures and extended family seemed woven together. His family’s life was embedded in the Bible and the Bible in them. Jennings’ great grandmother …