“Now Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. For by it the elders obtained a good report. Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed By the word of ...
Faith is not a neutral noun in the 21st century. Faith is used as a swift demonizer by the media. Faith is abused as a polarizing weapon in political platforms. Faith is misused as a frequent ...
As a missionary for five years in Ethiopia, then minister at a large church in Southern California for 11, I’ve been keenly aware of people’s need for certainty — spiritual, personal, political, ...
Credit...Photo Illustration by Balarama Heller for The New York Times Supported by By David Brooks Opinion Columnist When I was an agnostic, I thought faith was ...
It’s a verse that atheists and religious critics have committed to heart because they think it demonstrates how anti-intellectual Christianity is. You know the story. The Bible describes in John 20:26 ...
The word “light” is frequently encountered in Christian discourse. It usually indicates the illumination that comes from God. It induces us to reflect on the different aspects involved in such ...
Have you every actually done a trust fall? I’m confident you know what it is in theory, but my sense is that trust falls are like political contentment: We know it’s a thing, but very few have ...
In writing to Timothy the Apostle Paul counsels him to exhort the Christians under his care “that they strive not about words (logomachein) to no profit, but to the subverting of the hearers.” With ...