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Stephen G. Mackereth

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Old Saints

Old saints, I must emphasize, are not the same thing as heroes. Saints are not perfect. But that's not what being a saint is about.

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Thinking as “We”

Thinking as “we” means that we aspire to be less like a committee of separate persons and more like a living, breathing, organic unity. The life of the community as a whole becomes our aim. We break out of isolating self-consciousness.

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The Winter of Our Discontent

Christianity does not solve the problem of unjust suffering. But Christianity does remain uniquely committed to the problem of suffering as a mystery of our life and existence, demanding our faith and our hope.

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God Save the King

The crucifixion is the coronation. The soldiers mock Jesus by dressing him in a purple robe (imperial colors) and a crown of thorns. They put a reed into his hand, like a scepter, and bow before him, and kneel, crying “Hail, King of the Jews.” It is a mock coronation.

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God, Science, and the Red Pill

Christianity is a wholehearted attempt to give expression to the wonder at the bottom of everything, both things known and unknown. There is room enough for a world full of wonder in a humble, personal, existential commitment to the creed.

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Sin is Good News

Sin, then, is simply the choice to serve the sorts of things that are destructive rather than life-giving. We may serve these things by freely, deliberately prioritizing them, but equally we may just unwittingly fall into the habit of doing what's against even our own better judgement.

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Unapologetics

Christianity is not trapped in the past. To many apparently sane modern people, the ancient faith remains as fresh as ever.

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O Little Town of Bethlehem

“O Little Town of Bethlehem” communicates the unity of the symbolism, spirit, and story of Christmas.

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God Among the Religions

How does one adjudicate between religious traditions? I can only begin to sketch an answer here, and it begins with trying to view the world through the lenses of each religion.

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