Humans have a problem. We cannot be trusted. In horror movies, for instance, some sadistic scientist may twist a new
Month: February 2011
Trust: Certainty in an Uncertain World
In Mark 9:24 a father, desperate to have his child restored to him with Jesus’ healing, shouted, “Lord, I believe:
Contextualization
Have you ever seen the “want to get away?” Southwest Airline commercials on television during Sunday afternoon football?
Heresy: A Thin Veneer of Truth
“Error, indeed, is never set forth in its naked deformity, lest, being thus exposed, it should at once be detected.
Content: The Teaching Trumps the Teacher
As a Jew, Paul used technical terms from his heritage which his audience would understand. When the apostle says he
Consistency: Matching Lips with Life
Consistency—making sure that what we say matches how we live.
Never Let Me Go
What does it mean to be human? How do we know that we belong to a race by such a
Hachi–A Dog’s Tale
Move over Lassie. Hachi is here. Lassie may be the most recognizable dog in movie history. When I was a
American Grace (Putnam & Campbell)
Students from junior high through high school to undergrad to graduate programs have heard me incessantly intone this mantra: we