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The Covenant of Marriage
My son Stephen and I spent an unusual, albeit unusually moving, Independence Day: We attended the golden…
Bare Facts
Ever since the 1965 Moynihan Report on “The Negro Family,” the rate of children born in African-American…
Jews, Christians, and the Hobby Lobby Decision
For readers in New York City: On September 4th, Touro Law Center hosting a lecture by Rabbi…
Liberalism’s Parochialism
I remain struck by the character of the many responses I’ve read to my postings on women…
U.S. Rescues Turkmen—Christians Still Waiting
This past weekend, the United States intervened to rescue some 15,000 Shia Turkmen trapped in the northern…
Sea-born
In a National Geographic interview, Marcus Rediker explains how ships provided the setting for developing some of the…
Richard III, Black or White
Shakespeare’s Richard III is a black-hearted hunchbacked murderer. But there has been another legend of Richard III,…
Maturing Into One
Jesus prays that His disciples “might be matured into one” (osin teteleiomenoi eis hen, John 17:23). It’s…
Of Trees and Men
The angels at the corners of the land hold back the winds that could harm the earth,…
Summit on Mideast Christians in Washington Next Week
For readers in Washington: From September 9–11, an organization called “In Defense of Christians” will be hosting…
Restraining blood
Four angels at the four corners of the land hold back the winds that destroy (Revelation 7:1-3).…
The Last Armenian Church in Myanmar
From the BBC’s News Magazine, here’s a lovely essay, “The Last Armenians of Myanmar,” about a small…
Gift of Glory, Gift of Unity
I explore the links between unity and glory in Jesus’ prayer (John 17) at the Trinity House site.
Fours
When John ascends to heaven, he sees four (tessares) living creatures, and in the scene in heaven…
Winged Earth
This is an addendum to my reflections on wings a few weeks ago. Israel is sometimes conceived as…
