Hans Boersma

Inclusive language is exclusive; exclusive language is inclusive. That’s the oxymoronic truth I will argue here. So as not to cause confusion, let me briefly explain. By claiming that inclusive language is exclusive, I mean that so-called gender-­inclusive language (such as . . . . Continue Reading »

Here on earth, we may be tempted to believe the lie that the only reality is division and hatred, destruction and death. But the resurrection of Jesus puts us back in the Garden of Eden. Continue Reading »

Judas’s kiss was deeply painful, for his kiss was a betrayal, not just of a symbol, not just of a friend, but of the Kiss himself. Judas used a kiss to betray his Kiss. Continue Reading »

During a pandemic, we are to keep our eye on the soul, for pandemics can harm the soul even more than the body. Continue Reading »

Vaccine passport mandates violate the unity of the body of Christ; as such, they are a most egregious denial of the heart of the gospel. Continue Reading »

It is as if heaven itself turns down to the earth, while simultaneously, the earth turns up to the sky. The kiss of righteousness and peace is the Advent kiss of the hypostatic union of God and man. Continue Reading »

Obsessive cultural fear of physical suffering and death has blinded and immobilized us, like prisoners staring at the end of the cave. Continue Reading »

What we need is the boldness of the early disciples. For theirs was a boldness founded upon divine conspiracy, the true antidote to today’s totalitarian impulse. Continue Reading »

No matter how dangerous, we dare not avoid the therapeutic gospel, for we need the Spirit to heal the passions of our souls. Continue Reading »

In some ways, we do read the Bible like any other book. But this observation comes after the recognition of God’s providential economy in Christ.  Continue Reading »