24-26 Within minutes they were bickering over who of them would end up the greatest. But Jesus intervened: “Kings like to throw their weight around and
Category: Scriptural commentary
Julian of Norwich and metaphors of the Divine [archive]
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED AT RATIONALFAITHS.COM ON MARCH 16, 2019. This is the full text of Chapter VI of the “long text” version of Revelations of Divine
Commentary on Acts 6:1-4: prioritizing teaching vs. care for the poor
Now during those days, when the disciples were increasing in number, the Hellenists complained against the Hebrews because their widows were being neglected in the
Did Jesus use “teddy bear” love or “tough love”? [archive]
ORIGINALLY POSTED AT RATIONALFAITHS.COM ON DECEMBER 27, 2018. I often encounter messages from Christians of various denominations and theological orientations that make a claim of
“We are all Peter”: Dietrich Bonhoeffer and an imperfect church [archive]
ORIGINALLY POSTED AT RATIONALFAITHS.COM ON JUNE 10, 2018. In the years before World War 2, Dietrich Bonhoeffer became increasingly distressed at the German church’s willingness
Distilling the essence of the Sermon on the Mount: An Invitation from Dietrich Bonhoeffer [archive]
ORIGINALLY POSTED AT RATIONALFAITHS.COM ON MAY 13, 2018. This year I have been reading an edited volume of Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s written works. Bonhoeffer was a German pastor who
