Jesus Didn’t Diss the Poor: Making Sense of Matthew 26:11
In perhaps one of the oddest moments of the passion narrative, Jesus seemingly sets himself at odds with his disciples’ concern for the poor. Breaking ranks with the twelve, Jesus did not think Mary should have “given to the poor” the money that she had used to purchase the oil needed to anoint Jesus’s feet.…
Anna Who Waited: How the Means of Grace Sustain the Grieving
When my dear wife stopped breathing, I instinctively and instantaneously began yearning for the wholeness that had been. Though I longed for a quick fix, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob does not guarantee his members…
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How an Introduction Destroyed the Hope of Transcendentalism: A Review of the Scarlet Letter
The Scarlet Letter grabs the reader’s attention in much the same way a wreck between a Ferrari and a Porch does. But the most remarkable facet of the book is not Nathaniel Hawthorne’s mishmash of tedious descriptions…
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