Tag: vocation
Did Religious Extremism Kill Vittorio Arrigoni?
Last week, human rights activist Vittorio Arrigoni was murdered in Gaza. Found strangled in an abandoned home, Vittorio was an outspoken humanitarian and peacemaker since arriving in Gaza in 2009 on ... Read More
New Beginnings: Fear and Hope
This post (the first of two) reflects on the fears and hopes that mark new beginnings. What is there to fear for a Christian on Easter morning? What is there to fear for a parent of a newborn child? W... Read More
The Curious Case of Ayaan Hirsi Ali
The former Muslim atheist who "prefer(s) John Locke, John Stuart Mill and Jon Stewart to Jesus Christ," commends...Jesus Christ?... Read More
Pro-homosexuality and anti-homosexuality religious believers together against gay-related bullying?
In light of several high profile cases of gay related bullying, this essay may disgruntle -- at least a little -- almost everyone who reads it.... Read More
Do Only Religious People Have a ‘Calling’?
This post originally appeared on the Huffington Post Religion. In a recent interview with BBC Radio 4, musician Jack White (of the White Stripes and other bands) reflected on his “calling.R... Read More
As Iron Sharpens Iron, So Does One Religious Tradition (As Well As Atheism) Sharpen Another
If all truth is God's truth, we must be free to explore it.... Read More
Proceeding along the aporetic path
This post is inspired by / in response to a recent post by Honna Eichler. It explores questions of community and responsibility and the difficulty of discerning one's call.... Read More
Mission Creep: TV’s and Christianity’s
I’m not sure exactly when it happened, but in the past few years we have witnessed the dissolution of the missional integrity of the various previously specialized television networks. The militar... Read More