Authenticity is the buzzword of the age. Yet the aim of being authentic involves either conforming to certain social norms or displaying what are presented as faults, but only faults that bring no harm or are not immortal. More like the ways we indulge ourselves. Church websites will have attractive photos and paragraphs, none of …
The shared truths that a church holds help us articulate and share our sense of mission with each other and the world. If the church uses those truths as a standard to include or exclude one another openness will wither and Christians will feel compelled to be less honest with themselves and with each other …
Various empathetic strategies come into play when a hurt or wrong is experienced. The empathetic strategies serve to contextualise or downplay the liability of the perpetrator in such a way that forgiveness is not so much required, but rather an expression of understanding about why the wrongdoing occurred. Perhaps we might think that the incarnation …
We engage with classic texts from the past not so they slavishly define our present, nor so to judge and dismiss them from contemporary standards. Instead, these texts are heard and the considered response we make is at once informed by them and seeks to move on from them. Engaging with these alien texts provides …
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