“Broadly speaking, in the patristic period, both in the East and West, the Sermon was not perceived as problematic. Quite the contrary, the Sermon was seen as paradigmatic and foundational to understanding Christianity itself.”—Jonathan Pennington[1] Daniel Harrington and James Keenan render a service to us all by helping bridge the gap between moral theology and New Testament studies. In their…
“What do you want?” These are the first words of Jesus in the Gospel of John (John 1:38). What a challenging question! And to you and me, the reader, he asks it again and again–in a number of ways. To a man in need of sight (Mk 10:51; Lk 18:41), and to disciples who struggled with spiritual vision (Mt 20:32;…
GROWTH: BECOMING THE PERSON GOD CALLS US TO BE Faith and Doubt Josh Graves, The Big Questions: How Do You Know What You Know? Josh Graves, The Big Questions: Faith and Doubt. Sam Wells, The Dance of Faith (text) Personal Struggles: Viewing Trials, Disappointments, and Suffering Through Christ John Mark Hicks, Yet Will I Trust In Him: Trusting God In…