Confession, repentance, and lament can lead to us feeling exposed and fearful about what will happen when we expose ourselves so completely before others. When it comes to God though, we have no reason for fear. When we confess, repent, and lament before God we know that whatever follows it will conclude with the loving …
The wonder of the incarnation is that Jesus lives human emotion. We cry out to a God who doesn’t just know how we feel in our heights and depths. God has felt how we feel in our heights and depths. Hebrews 4:14-15 tells us that we have a great High Priest, Jesus, who sympathises with …
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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