Hef the man stopped mattering to the culture decades ago, but Hef the symbol still does.
Theology
Posted inFaith, The Good Word
How do you picture your soul?
Sin rips apart the soul. Draw your image as best you can.
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What angels and smartphones teach us about our humanity
We cannot be human, cannot be ourselves, without other human beings.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
How a young atheist and a priest who lost his faith made me a better evangelizer
The first step in an evangelizing relationship is that the evangelizer be evangelized.
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Faith is not a debate about facts. It is an encounter with a face.
At this moment, there can be no doubt about who Jesus is and what he asks of them.
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Want to know who you are? Ask what you want.
Then ask: Is it a pearl of great price?
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Pastoral work and theology cannot be separated
The distinction between the disciplines of theological work and how these function in our common life is necessary.
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You cannot understand sin without understanding time
In time, we respond or fail to respond to God’s dreams for us.
Posted inFaith, Faith in Focus
Why you should care about the gluten-free Communion fight—even if you eat wheat
It is not always as easy spiritually to receive Communion as it is physically.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
It is time to get past the snobbery against pastoral theologians
Pastoral theologians are attentive to the actual experience of believers trying to live their Christian lives.