by Mitch Randall | Jul 15, 2021 | Opinion
Standing on the Metro platform at Union Station in Washington, D.C., with a lump rising in my throat, I watched the train roll away into the tunnel knowing it carried my phone, credit cards and identification. For the next 10 minutes, I imagined myself stuck in the...
by Christopher B. Harbin | Sep 18, 2020 | Opinion
Nathan’s parable in 2 Samuel 12 is a beautiful manipulation of David’s emotions. It challenges him first to condemn a fictional character so he might begin to see the error of his way. Nathan confronts David after his escapades with Bathsheba and orchestrating the...
by Ron Rolheiser | Dec 29, 2015 | Opinion
I was challenged by a bishop some years ago regarding an article I’d written. We were talking in his office and the tone eventually got a little testy. “How can you write something like that?” he asked. “Because it’s true,” was my...
by David Fitch | Jun 3, 2015 | Opinion
The “least of these my brothers” (“adelphoi” in Greek) historically has been a controversial phrase in Matthew 25:40. Some have argued (the particularist interpretation) that because Jesus often referred to his disciples as...
by David Fitch | Jun 2, 2015 | Opinion
In the parable of “the rich man and Lazarus” (Luke 16:19-31), Jesus describes a scene where the poor man, Lazarus, now in heaven by Abraham’s side, looks over the chasm at the rich man who now stands in the flames of Hades. The rich man begs Abraham...
