The Weightier Matters of the Law

If Jesus had a roast, it would be Matthew 23. It is sometimes called “The Seven Woes” because when Jesus roasts you, it clearly has to come in...
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The Work of the Holy Spirit

In the second grade, we had a standing assignment to write a “morning story,” a short story about whatever we did the night before, that we would...
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The Problem of Suffering Is Inherent in...

I have long been fascinated by Thomas Hardy’s diatribe against fate, Hap. If but some vengeful god would call to me  From up the sky, and laugh: "...
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The Holy Spirit Grieves

When I was teaching high school, I usually told my students that one of the best things they could do for me was to give me a chance to write an A+...
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Which Ethics? For Which Church?...

The elderly and pious Protestant sisters Martine and Philippa lived in a small village on the remote western coast of Jutland in 19th-century Denmark...
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The Holy Spirit, The Word, and Prayer

Sabbath School commentary for discussion on Sabbath, March 11, 2017
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The Unity of Music

I had been warned.  Her husband was the church organist, so she naturally sympathized with his views on what was appropriate church music.  I was a...
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The Gifts of the Spirit

What is the difference between a gift and a present? This is the question that I have been asking myself for the past several years, every time my...
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The Most Powerful Demonstration of the...

“By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” John 13:35
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Which Ethics? For Which Individual?...

Gregor Samsa, a salesman, is the main protagonist of this story. After a troubled night of disruptive dreams,  he suddenly wakes up to the sound of...
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