“FROM THE BEGINNING”: GOD’S DESIGN FOR HUMAN NATURE
AN APPEAL TO THE BISHOPS OF THE ANGLICAN CHURCH IN NORTH AMERICA More than a hundred days have passed since the fateful Bostock v. Clayton County decision by the U.S.…
Month: October 2020
WHY NOT VOTE FOR SPLIT GOVERNMENT? A Letter to the Editor of Christianity Today
It seems obvious that CT is clearing the way for Evangelicals to vote for Joe Biden or at least to abstain from voting for Donald Trump. But what I don’t…
WHY I LOVE CASABLANCA: Notes from the Mars Hill Film Club
For this week’s “Favorite Film Friday,” I am simply attaching my Notes for Casablanca from 2007, with this preface.
DOCTRINE, DISCIPLINE, AND WORSHIP WALK TOGETHER: The Case of Bishop Love
Afterward Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them while they were walking in the country. (Mark 16:12) Doctrine, discipline, and worship are companions on the way as…
CRY, THE BELOVED COUNTRY: A Parable for Africa … and for Us
As an American returning home from a sojourn in Africa, I sense the fear stalking this land. The days are dark, and I do not know how long the darkness…
“SYSTEMIC RACISM”: Matters of Definition
I would wish to have a crisper definition of systemic racism. It seems to me that systemic implies an established system of laws and institutions. Apartheid in South Africa was…
LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL (1997): A Divine Comedy
Available: DVD, Amazon Prime, Hulu PremiumLanguage: Italian. English dubbing and various subtitlesCharacters: Guido (Roberto Benigni, who is also the Director)Dora, his wife (Nicoletta Braschi, Benigni’s real-life wife)Joshua, his son…