by Colin Harris | Jan 3, 2024 | Feature-, Opinion
A new year invites ponderings of what may be in store in various areas of life. For those in a faith family, there might well be a question for 2024: “Quo Vadis, theology and ethics?” Careful reflection may offer some clues. It was in the context of the give and take...
by Colin Harris | Nov 3, 2023 | Feature, Opinion
Editor’s note: “Look Back” is a series designed to highlight articles from the Good Faith Media archives that remain relevant or historically interesting. A version of this article previously appeared at EthicsDaily.com on May 30, 2012. When controversial issues find...
by Colin Harris | Sep 14, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
I don’t remember when I first encountered Jonathan Edwards’ famous sermon “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God.” But I do remember the effect of its imagery as a pointer to the kind of critical urgency that often-accompanied appeals to come to Jesus to avoid the...
by Colin Harris | Aug 24, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
“Betraying the public trust” is a phrase long used to describe persons who have acted contrary to the confidence and intentions of those who put them in a place to do so. It can happen in large “publics” like national life, and in small ones, like a church, club, or...
by Colin Harris | May 26, 2023 | Feature-, Opinion
My recent discovery of a collection of lectures by the famous and influential Viktor Frankl – Yes to Life: In Spite of Everything – has offered a compelling invitation to think about history’s refinement of our perspectives on life at one of its significant...