Category: theology
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The Vatican And Financial Reform
On Monday the Vatican released a “note on financial reform” from the Pontifical Council for Justice and Peace. I’ll leave it to the economists to debate the merits of this proposal (see pro and con). More interesting to me is the Vatican’s commitment to thinking theologically about the global economic crisis. What does their example…
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Fearless Hospitality
My friend Brian was kind enough to write an article for our church website about the cultural and historical contexts of biblical hospitality. His article provides some excellent background for our current sermon series, Fearless Hospitality. In addition to being smart about these things, Brian also lives and works in Amman, Jordan; he brings plenty…
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“…the worst day in history…”
September 11 has changed me. I’m going to preach as never before about Christ crucified as the answer to the question of what’s wrong with the world. I have also resolved to relentlessly reiterate from the pulpit that the worst day in history was not a Tuesday in New York, but a Friday in Jerusalem…
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Meals With Friends: Your Home or a Restaraunt?
On Sunday our church begins a series of sermons about hospitality. Related to this topic is something I often wonder about: Why has the setting for meals with friends and family shifted from the home to the restaurant? There must be many reasons for this (and I realize this shift isn’t true for everyone): less…
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Jesus Christ and the Life of the Mind
There simply is nothing humanly possible to study about the created realm that, in principle, leads us away from Jesus Christ. To be sure, humans may misunderstand knowledge gained by studying the world, put it to evil uses, transform it into an idol, or otherwise abuse it. But these shortcomings do not alter the fact…
David W. Swanson 