We have just witnessed a moving transition in the best-known, most powerful office in the Christian world. In many ways the final days before this transition were painful …
Dear Friends,
The College of Cardinals of the Roman Catholic Church has made its decision in the election of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger to the See of Rome. …
I have obviously never had a baby. However, as a pastor for almost fifty years I have walked with young mothers from the joy of conception to the …
To my readers:
I want to express my condolences through this column, especially to my Roman Catholic friends, at the passing of their leader John Paul II. …
{To my readers: As the national debate continues over Terri Schiavo, I use this column to answer a question I received from a reader on this subject. Next …
(To my readers: Dear Friends, I have for some time been on the lookout for other progressive Christian voices that I can present to you through this …
The plaintive cry of traditional believers when they actually begin to delve into the scriptures from a critical, academic perspective is, “What then is left?” This cry comes …
Today, as a way to round out this series on the biblical accounts of the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus, events which most scholars date around 30 CE, I …
Once the literal prison in which we have confined the Bible has been shattered then, far from being destroyed as traditional Christians seem to fear, our faith is …
In this series of essays, I have tried to push our analysis of the Passover story that anchors the gospel accounts of Jesus, beyond that primitive literalism that …