Since the church was born, people of faith have expressed their unique roles in God’s kingdom using language that conveys being chosen, appointed, or called by God. Paul said that he “was appointed a herald and an apostle and a teacher” (2 Tim. 1:11), and that he “had been entrusted with the task of…
Category: Theological Reflection
Finding God’s Love in the Snow
I could see my breath in small clouds as I walked down the well-trodden snowy path away from the mess hall. Everything was covered in a thick layer of white. Not the powdery white of fresh snow or the grey of slush, but rather the heavy wet snow that’s good for snowmen. I could hear…
Breath as Resistance
The chaos is so loud. This fall has brought photos from the West Coast of ash-covered cars and ruby skylines belonging in a Margret Atwood novel; An unprecedented number of tropical storms have threatened the Southeast, destruction accentuating displacement; Kentucky said that the officers who killed Breonna Taylor did not commit a crime; More…