What Is the “Common Good”?

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…


Does the Bible Speak to Today’s Struggle with Personal Identity?

Does the Bible Speak to Today’s Struggle with Personal Identity? June 21, 2023 by: Brian S. Rosner Who Am I? You might think that the answer is no. The Bible, after all, is a collection of ancient texts, and expressive individualism as a movement has only been around for a few decades. And the other…


Its time…

Deuteronomy 32:11-12 Reasonable people A mother eagle knows that if she waits for her young to get out of the nest and fly on their own initiative, it’ll never happen. So she pushes them out! That’s radical, but how else will they learn to fly and fulfil their destiny? ‘To succeed in life we must…


THE PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING

THE PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING \”In that same hour He rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, and said, I thank Thee, O Father, Lord of Heaven and earth, that Thou didst hide these things from the wise and understanding, and didst reveal them unto babes: yea, Father; for so it was well pleasing in Thy sight.\” —…


THE MIRROR OF TRUTH

\”If any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a mirror: for he goeth away, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.\” — Jas 1:23-24. THERE IS an old fable of a palace, in which one room was remarkable…