Popular culture and social media has made failure into a status symbol, but usually presents failing as an egalitarian stepping stone to entail success. Almost like a rite of passage. David Zahl points out that this cultural tendency to gloss over failure as a stepping stone to success short-changes the suffering of those who fail, …
The resurrection life is central to Christian experience, but the resurrection life derives its meaning in the completed work of the cross. From Fleming Rutledge: What then is the resurrection? It is the vindication of the crucified One. The resurrection doesn’t cancel out the crucifixion as if it were only a passing episode to be …
Nothing out of the ordinary last weekend, really. The NRL’s ‘Magic’ round apparently was magic because more people probably watched it live than any other normal round of rugby league in living memory. Hopefully the teams that sacrificed home ground advantage and lost appreciate the extra money in their bank accounts. The AFL seems to …
Chad Bird writes about forgiveness, observing that forgiving others is not something we do for our own therapeutic benefit. Followers of Jesus forgive because we have to pass on the forgiveness that has been given to us. From Bird’s post: What does it mean to forgive? For the Christian, it means simply this: to see …
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