Day: August 1, 2004

Love and the Comforter

In 2 Corinthians 6:6 the apostle mentions the motives of his zeal for the cause of Christ: “By goodness, by the Holy Ghost, by love

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A Measure of Devotion

In November of 1950, Uncle Sam pointed his long bony finger at my father and ordered this able-bodied U.S. citizen to do his military duty.

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The Alchemy of Grace

“At the right time, Christ died for the ungodly.” “While we were enemies, we were reconciled to God.” This is the gospel–the good news–of justification

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Risking Beauty at the AAR

Those who are familiar with “the AAR” (shorthand for the 9,000-person annual joint meeting of the American Academy of Religion and the Society of Biblical

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Transition and Tradition

With this issue Roy Anker rotates off Perspectives’ team of co-editors, and the bearer of the above by-line rotates on. Nothing personal: it’s Board policy,

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