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Hans Boersma
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 »
Angels live off the Word that eternally proceeds out of the Father’s mouth. Continue Reading »
Natural justice matters; but it matters only inasmuch as it participates in the supernatural justice of the kingdom of God. Continue Reading »
Nicodemus learns two lessons—the two things that make up the content of Christian catechesis: earthly things and heavenly things. Continue Reading »
Our worship ought to be a genuine enfleshment of the Beauty of God. Continue Reading »
Thomas shows us that to believe in Jesus is to worship him. Continue Reading »
Mary Magdalene is in Paradise, in the Garden of Eden. But she doesn’t know it yet. Continue Reading »
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