by Jana Peterson | Mar 24, 2021 | Opinion
We celebrate what is traditionally known as Palm Sunday on the sixth Sunday of Lent. Here is my paraphrase of the Palm Sunday narrative featured in the lectionary texts this week: As Jesus rode the young colt into Jerusalem, People came from all around to honor him....
by John D. Pierce | Mar 9, 2021 | Opinion
Some Christians delight in keeping the clubhouse of faith well guarded. They insist that only those who respond properly to their multi-step “plan of salvation” are heaven bound. All others are apostate and likely reprobate. Recently, however, some of these...
by Rob Sellers | Jul 26, 2019 | Opinion
The cave illustration I shared previously reveals some important theological truths that Christians will recognize and appreciate. But it also makes a very significant point – namely, that there are multiple, meaningful paths other people have followed, for centuries...
by Rob Sellers | Jul 25, 2019 | Opinion
Christ calls us to be faithful witnesses and not successful proselytizers, as I explained previously. If we are to be witnesses, instead of proselytizers, how should we relate to persons of other faiths? Imagine we are among strangers who find ourselves deep in the...
by Jacob Brenton | Mar 13, 2019 | Opinion
What is salvation and how is it received? Scripture continually holds two images of salvation in tension with one another, with neither image neglecting the other. First, our tradition is correct in portraying Jesus as the spiritual savior. Especially in the Gospel of...
