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Hans Boersma
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 »
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 »
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