Why Would Anyone Want God to Make for Tragedy? It may not seem like much for an advertisement for God to say that God makes for tragedy. The billboard that asserts that “God makes for tragedy” seems on a par, in terms of public relations, with the billboard warning bleary-eyed
A 91-year-old friend recently called with an urgent plea for help making sense of the circumstances of her posterity. She listed how many of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren suffered from sexual or drug addictions, rejected the Church after declaring themselves L, G, B, T, or Q, or lost their testimonies
By Daniel Stegeman I’ve spent my entire 14-year ministry in a rural context. While it’s been a true blessing, it wasn’t my plan. As I was finishing seminary, my mind was set on planting an urban church. I attended a church-planting conference, read all the literature, and prepared myself as
Introduction and a Map of the Inferno “It is now customary to speak of Dante as the Catholic poet, even as Milton is called the Protestant poet,” lamented Harold Bloom nearly four decades ago; in consequence, readers “seem to have learned to read Dante precisely as they would read theology.”[1]
SPOILER WARNING: Spoilers ahead! Severance is a fascinating show that joins the theological and philosophical to contemporary concerns with work-life balance and techno-capitalist wish-fulfillment. The questions it raises are at once philosophical and social: what does it mean to be a person, to have an identity? How central is memory
Meridian Magazine Podcast · Come Follow Me OT Podcast 20, “You Can Have What You Want or Something Better," — Num. 11-14, 20-24 Scot Welcome to Meridian Magazine’s Come, Follow Me podcast. We are Scot and Maurine Proctor and we are delighted to be with you today. We’re going to
This article was originally posted on Methodists on Mission. When casting around for ideas for a new mission undertaking, the first place to start is prayer. As Psalm 127: 1 reminds us, “unless the Lord builds a house, the work of the builders is wasted.” The purpose of prayer is
Pope Francis’s monthly intention for March is “A Christian Response to Bioethical Challenges.” The question of “brain death” continues to be a major bioethical challenge for Christian bioethicists. Take, for example, the following case: Karla’s was happy, eager to help and willing to brighten everyone’s day. She had a fondness for children. and