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The Challenge of Loving Others Well

A fascinating scene in Fyodor Dostoevsky’s The Brother’s Karamozov illustrates the challenge of loving others well. A woman seeking counsel approaches Father Zossima, an elder at a monastery, and explains the difficulty she has “actively loving” other people. Father...

A Brief Meditation on Lamentations 1

She weeps bitterly in the night, with tears on her cheeks; among all her lovers she has none to comfort her (Lam. 1:2). She defiled herself with immorality and gave no thought to her future (Lam. 1:9). Lord, see my anguish! My heart is broken and my soul despairs, for...

Televangelism and American Culture

If you’re anything like me, when you became a Christian you didn’t immediately have the gift of discernment. You were so excited about your faith in Christ, you did everything you could to learn more about God and the Bible. You couldn’t get enough. The Sunday morning...

Book Briefs

Here’s some of the books I’ve read through since the beginning of this year. Enjoy! May you go forth, prosper, and read great books! Frederick Buechner, Telling the Truth: The Gospel as Tragedy, Comedy, and Fairytale – Buechner wants us to learn not only...