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I recently came across a powerful essay on the state of our country. It was not explicitly a religious or spiritual piece, so I was startled when the writer took this turn in his conclusion.
“Few would deny that there’s a palpable and growing fear and anger in our country...
I want to return to one experience of my recent France trip that I mentioned in last week’s post. As I said, I had been unaware until just recently of the extent of ancient Roman colonization in southern France. Basically, all the physical aspects of Roman civilization can be found there. In addition to the enormous Pont du Ga...
I’ve just returned from a two-week trip to France. Hence, the lack of a post last week and the delay this week. While it’s fresh in my mind, I thought I would share some reflections on the experience beyond the usual travelog narrative.
History and the past
France, like all of Europe, overflow...
Bart Ehrman (b. 1955) is a recently retired professor of religion at the University of North Carolina and a prolific author on the New Testament and early church history. He has had six books on the NYT best seller list and his book Misquoting Jesus has over 3,000 starred reviews on Amazon. He is also a popular blogger and public sp...
A few weeks ago, a Facebook post by a fellow retired ELCA pastor caught my attention. He shared a graphic containing this quotation from German theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer.
We are not simply to bi...