Author: Adam Lee Benner
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Is It O.K. to Panic Now?
Facing a potentially unsettling four years, early Christian monasticism provides lessons on how to respond.
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The Big Payback?
Vengeance is a divine right, not a human one. But what if our God doesn’t actually seek revenge? How do we respond?
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Stand with Israel?
Our unquestioning support for the State of Israel rests on shaky theological ground – and ignores suffering people.
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Why Incarnation? (Part 2)
We could hardly expect God to understand us without living as one of us.
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Why Incarnation? (Part 1)
Nativity scenes have got it wrong: it isn’t all haloes and rays of light from heaven. Christmas is about God in raw flesh and blood.
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Don’t Stop Believing?
If we see God and Santa in the same way, it’s no surprise that we lose our faith.
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Sympathy for the Christian Right?
In those moments of exasperation with the Christian Right, I remember what it was like to be one of them.
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It’s a Man’s World – But Should it Be?
It’s high time the church to get in step with the Spirit and honour apostolic, pastoral and prophetic gifts in women.
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The Voice of the People is the Voice of God?
God doesn’t manufacture political results. Nor is God aloof. But He wants us speak with His voice.
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No King but Caesar?
Our collusions with power throughout history aren’t exactly Christianity’s ‘Greatest Hits’. What would it look like to follow our true master and not the various ‘Caesars’ of our era?