Come, Lord Jesus
by Peter J. LeithartScripture leaves us eager for the Lord’s arrival. Continue Reading »
The Vice of Curiosity
by Hans BoersmaWe are called daily to engage in the fight against curiosity as we explore ever more deeply the one question that truly matters: “Who do you say that I am?” Continue Reading »
Wheat and Tares, Saints and Frauds
by Raymond J. de SouzaGood and evil are so intertwined that sometimes it is hard to recognize which is which. Continue Reading »
Common Spirit, Common Good
by Peter J. LeithartThe Spirit weds hearts to one another through human actions and physical things, through shared words, shared bread, shared goods. Continue Reading »
The Prodigal Son’s Next Life
by Andres RojasHe forgave firstnot forgivinghimself before as he then forgavethe dust trailing his stepsfaithful as his shadow, as one who has gottenaway with somethingforgives a fallen nestling, a lost yearling,another selfwho never turned back from a landof lean cattleand empty of bees. —Andres . . . . Continue Reading »
Phobos and Deimos
by R. R. RenoAt the beginning of book VII of Virgil’s Aeneid, auspicious winds send the ships of the Trojan hero and his warriors to the mouth of the Tiber, where they put ashore. An oracle has foretold their coming. Aeneas is welcomed by the king of the Latins, and an alliance is forged. The king’s . . . . Continue Reading »
Because Another Wept
by Peter J. LeithartIf we lose the capacity for shared silence, we’ve lost our shared humanity. Continue Reading »
Tobit or Not Tobit
by Jonathan ReimerAs Iain Provan observes in his recent book The Reformation and the Right Reading of Scripture, the Protestant reading of Scripture lies “in some disarray.” Historical-critical readers, intent on recovering original texts and authorial meanings, have undermined the ability of Scripture to . . . . Continue Reading »
Apostles Dead and Risen
by Peter J. LeithartThe fourfold Gospel proclaims not only the resurrection of Jesus, but also the resurrection of the apostles. Continue Reading »
Theological Fraud
by Michael PakalukDavid Bentley Hart has somehow twisted St. Basil’s warnings against the Devil’s trickery into—what Basil himself would call—support for the Devil and his purposes. Continue Reading »
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