Jesus Didn’t Come to Die
“The Body of Christ in the Tomb” by Hans Holbein the Younger; oil and egg tempera on limewood, painted sometime between the years 1520-22 A course that I teach regularly for the college is THL 101,...
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In my Theology 101 class for college freshmen, I deal with lots of basics. After all, it’s an introductory course. Two words I introduce to the students are “orthodoxy” and “heterodoxy.” The late Greek...
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A Roman monument to marriage As I write, the deputies and bishops of the Episcopal Church are meeting in Salt Lake City for the triennial General Convention. One of the items before them is a proposal...
View ArticleA Letter to Young College Students on The Occasion of a Birthday
Please forgive me if the title of this post seems presumptuous. I don’t mean it that way at all. I have great respect and admiration for you, the delightful and challenging young people who pass in and...
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