Nijay Gupta
Jesus and the early Christians taught something different: each person is made in the image of God, God does not pay attention to status, he has no ‘favorites,’ all will face judgment, and all have equal access to divine grace and mercy.
Tag: Brazos Press
The Connection Between Ableism and Racism
The bigger issue, one that often goes unnoticed, is that with the use of religious liberty as a means of exempting themselves from providing federally mandated accommodations for disabled people, religious institutions also effectively distanced themselves from practicing a faith that demands involvement in social justice. This highlights how Ableism and Racism intersect in policy and faith communities.
Lamar Hardwick
How do we dismantle the image of able-bodiedness equals goodness and that Black bodies are inherently bad?
What Is Gratitude, Really?
What Is Gratitude? Gratitude is not just a periodic sense of being blessed and indebted. Grateful people are inclined to feel gratitude most of the time.
Cornelius Plantinga
‘Strive first for the kingdom of God.’ If we Christians accept Jesus’ commission, we will never run out of good things to do.
David Fitch
Let us examine the way power works and how the church is called to live under a different power.
Just for a Season
Just for a Season, Grandmom and Grandad’s Louisiana table will always be my favorite table, carved walnut and long enough for their four kids to bring their kids who also brought theirs. It was the living table of a great-grandmother, and she set it with southern precision, in decadent layers of greenery and understated class.
Amber Haines and Seth Haines
Hope is a thing that is here and now, and it requires participation. Like love, hope has a way of acting.
Does Your View of Heaven Match Jesus’?
"The heavens" also carried another important meaning in the ancient world, and the View of Heaven shapes how we understand the dwelling place of God in Scripture.
Skye Jethani
When we come to embrace Jesus’ map of heaven, we will discover that it works so much better than the one we’ve inherited from popular Christian culture.