Advent catches me off-guard every year with the reminder that God may be “in his heaven” but all is not, in fact, right with the world.
Holy Ghosts: Deadly News (For Raymond)
October 31, 2023 by Leave a Comment
The news came crawling
Like dreaded, deadly spiders into my ear,
Spewing their gossip like a lethal poison.
Connections 10.29.2023: The Bible and the Newspaper
October 22, 2023 by
In 1963, Time magazine published a short article about the retirement of the theologian and professor Karl Barth.
Formations 01.09.2022: Good News
January 2, 2022 by
“Gospel” comes from Old English god spell, “good news.” That second word, spell, is related to the word spiel. A spiel is a speech, often a sales pitch intended to persuade.
Connections 05.13.2018: True News
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We live in a strange time, truth-wise. A lot of people seem to live according to the principle of “It’s true if I want it to be true.” And their desire for it to be true depends on their preconceived notions. This seems especially applicable to politics, but it’s not confined to any one area.
Formations 01.21.2018: Unexpected News
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Our story this week begins as one ends. Naaman, mighty warrior that he was, filled his house with wealth and servants taken from raids in Israel. And yet, despite this resolved story of victory, success, and stability, he still suffered from leprosy.
Connections 07.03.2016: Beneath the Surface
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“A World Gone Wrong.” What a timely unit for these difficult days in our world. If you’re like me, you check the daily news with a guarded heart. In the past several weeks, I’ve read about a mass shooting at an Orlando nightclub, politicians smearing each other’s campaigns, and social media users cursing each other out for personal stances.
Uniform 08.24.2014: Afflictions, Hardships, and Calamities
August 17, 2014 by
This has been a difficult few weeks in the news. This week, we might read Paul’s words to the Corinthians who face “afflictions, hardships, calamities, beatings, imprisonments, riots, labors, sleepless nights, hunger” (6:4-5) more as a summary of contemporary news than as a list of Christian trials.