For Aristotle, the virtue of meekness is “the man who is angry at the right things and with the right people, and, further, as he ought, when he ought, and as long as he ought, is praised.”
The Beatitudes – Learning Gentleness, pt.1 Read More »
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven
The Beatitudes – Putting Our Trust in God, pt.2 Read More »
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven
The Beatitudes – Putting Our Trust in God, pt.1 Read More »
Nouwen calls the older son’s resentful conduct the “frozen anger among the saints.” This anger develops into a “pathology of darkness” from which the older brother cannot escape.
The Return of the Prodigal Son, Ch.4-6: The Older Son, pt.1 Read More »
It is in this clause that Jesus speaks most directly about the atonement for he is the one that delivers us from the evil one.
The Lord’s Prayer – Lead Us Not into Temptation Read More »
Within this chapter, we find the confluence of many themes that occur in Paul’s other letters.
2 Corinthians 10, pt.2 Read More »
The allevation of women having to cover their heads in church raises two questions: 1) upon what grounds does the church have the authority to dispense with a clear biblical directive (there are a lot more directives the church has let go of in the last century) and 2) what is the underlying principle of Paul’s directive and how do we continue to carry out that instruction today.
1 Corinthians 11, pt.1 Read More »
