Category: Religion
Maladjusted, Undignified, and Foolish
Our world is not as it should be. The path to success is perilous. The politics are venomous. The morals are rancorous. Things are not all bad, of course. There is much to be grateful...
Worth Sharing (18 January)
Should Followers of Christ Use Recreational Marijuana? Recreational weed became legal in Chicago on 1 January. The huge lines outside the dispensaries could easily have been confused with the wait-lines one might expect were Apple...
US Court Ruling Renews Iraqi Christians’ Deportation Fears
The Iraqi Christian at the center of a class-action suit challenging the detention of fellow Iraqi nationals in the Detroit area was granted a major victory in court Tuesday and will be allowed to stay...
5 Phenomena Shaping Millennials and the Church Today
Millennials are leaving the church, are they? Such is the bemoaning of the elders and the felt experience of their juniors. And as one of those juniors, I am not simply watching confusedly and sadly...
Imitating Christ in the Incarnation
It’s Orthodox Christmas. Let’s celebrate again the fact that Jesus, the Son of God, came to earth, was born in flesh, and lived among us! 5 In your relationships with one another, have the same...
Why Do Some Christians Celebrate Christmas in January?
Most of the world’s Christians celebrate Christmas, the holiday commemorating the birth of Jesus, on December 25. But a fair number of believers hold the holiday two weeks later, on January 6 or 7. Why...
When Wicked Men Die, How Should Christians Respond?
I remember when I heard that Osama bin Laden had been killed. I was in my dorm room with friends. We heard cheering in the halls. We saw American flags unfurled outside our windows. We...
Christian, Make Better Art
Let’s make better art, and let’s make art better. It is popular for Christians to recall our rich artistic heritage. It is also popular to bemoan the current state of Christian art. The phrase itself,...
Israel Supreme Court Ruling Backs Aramean Christian Rights
Aramean Christians, who speak Aramaic and identify as descendants of Jesus’ earliest followers, recently won another legal victory as they continue to advocate for their rights and heritage in Israel. The Supreme Court ruled last...
For Catholics and Protestants, Amazon Fires Fan Partisan Flames
Fires in the Amazon come every year during dry season, but reports indicated that this year’s were particularly severe, some saying the worst in a decade. While international attention turned toward the burning rainforest in August,...