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NAMING WHAT CANNOT BE NAMED: MEDITATIONS ON THE PAST, PART 4
I had thought to conclude this short series on the necessity of history with my last post, available here. I had planned to move on in several different directions, including some thoughts on the significance of the Reformed theology of the divine decrees, trying to retrieve from that seemingly stale theology something of value for the…
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GOOD FRIDAY, EASTER, AND BEYOND: NOTES ALONG THE WAY
Resurrection: Eastertide Meditations For the Easter season—the eight Sundays from April 20 (Easter) through June 8 (Pentecost)—I am writing the Sunday Blog for the Reformed Journal. The posts appear here. For the series, I am following the gospel readings from the Common Lectionary. I’m calling the series, “Windows on Mystery.” In the first of the meditations (posted on…
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POLITICS AND KOREA: A PALM SUNDAY MEDITATION
The question was how Christians should respond to political developments. It came, as such questions often do, from deep anxiety about what was happening in her country. How should she be involved? Should she join a demonstration? Should she be shouting across the street at those who opposed what she stood for? What in these…