What Is the “Common Good”? July 04, 2023 by: Andrew T. Walker Social Ethics 101 The common good is one of the most important concepts in social ethics. Problematically, it has been understood as a predominantly Catholic concept through its use in Christian ethics. And I don’t think that has to be the case. The…
Observing the Sabbath Starts on Monday Morning July 02, 2023by: Guy Prentiss Waters Prepare All Week When it comes to observing the Sabbath, one of the best pieces of advice I received as a young Christian from an older minister was that observing the Sabbath starts on Monday morning. What does he mean by that?…
The Center of the Center of the Pentateuch July 02, 2023 by: Ian J. Vaillancourt The Day of Atonement If you look at the structure of the Pentateuch, we’ve got five books. Right in the middle, we’ve got Leviticus. So that suggests maybe Leviticus is central, at least structurally. We could also observe that, if…
Good Advice for Living a Countercultural Life June 30, 2023 by: Kevin DeYoung “I Am My Own” There was a creed—a sort of secular creed—that you may have seen before. I’ve referenced it in sermons. A woman wrote about how “I am my own” and it just went, “I am special, and everything about me…
The Seeds of Promise and Grace Planted in Genesis 3 June 25, 2023 by: Mitchell L. Chase Progressive Revelation If we study the fall in Genesis 3, I think we’re going to notice that the seeds that are planted in that chapter are going to bear much fruit to flower over the progressive revelation of…