Why Orthodox Christians see triumph in the cross
WEBSep 11, 2019 · And many Western Christians wear a cross as a testimony to their faith in and commitment to Jesus Christ. In general, however, Western Christians see the crucified Christ as a suffering victim, enduring the divine judgment and paying the legal penalty for our sins. Any sense of triumph is usually reserved for the resurrected Christ.
The religious aspect of the Israel-Palestine conflict
WEBJun 16, 2021 · The religious aspect of the Israel-Palestine conflict. Palestinians run away from tear gas during clashes with Israeli security forces at the Al-Asqa Mosque compound in Jerusalelm's Old City on May 10. (AP Photo/Mahmoud Illean) In mid-May, violence between Gaza and Israel intensified to levels not seen for years, with Hamas shooting hundreds of ...
Does God command genocide in the book of Joshua? - The …
WEBJul 31, 2019 · Bible scholar Daniel Hawk is uniquely qualified to tackle the issue of biblical violence. He has spent the bulk of his career wrestling with the book of Joshua, arguably the Bible’s most troubling book, with its account of the conquest of the land. Hawk’s full-length commentary on the book, Joshua: Studies in Hebrew Narrative and Poetry ...
Why some young Black Christians are practicing hoodoo
WEBJan 13, 2021 · Hoodoo, also known as root work, is Black American folk magic, forged in the South but derived from various West African cosmologies. Unlike vodou, a formalized combination of Catholicism and ancestral African spiritualities (hence its popularity in Haiti and New Orleans), hoodoo is not a religion. That works well for Whitaker, who doesn’t ...
What Bartimaeus wanted (Mark 10:46-52) | The Christian Century
WEBOct 20, 2009 · Bartimaeus didn’t need to be called twice. “Throwing off his cloak,” Mark tells us, “he sprang up and came to Jesus.”. Nor did Bartimaeus hesitate when Jesus asked, “What do you want me to do for you?”. “My teacher, let me see again,” Bartimaeus said simply, and Jesus replied, “Go; your faith has made you well.”.
Cloud rider - The Christian Century
WEBApr 28, 2008 · Cloud rider. By Nanette Sawyer. April 28, 2008. After Jesus has been taken up in a cloud, the “men in white” convey a message of hope to the disciples: this Cloud Rider will return in the same way they saw him go. The cloud that carried Jesus away was the power and presence of God, the Ancient of Days. It …
Defining moment: Matthew 16:21-28 | The Christian Century
WEBAug 23, 2005 · You are a stumbling block to me; you do not have in mind the things of God, but the things of men.” (Matthew 16:21-23) Just moments before, Peter had responded to Jesus’ question, “Who do you say that I am?” with his great confession that Jesus is the Messiah. Jesus had blessed Peter, called him the “rock” on which the church would ...
The Conversion of Saint Paul - The Christian Century
WEBMar 30, 2016 · Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio (1571–1610) painted The Conversion of St. Paul to be paired with Crucifixion of St. Peter and to establish a theme of suffering in the private chapel of Monsignor Tiberio Cerasi, treasurer general under Pope Clement VIII, in Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome. Caravaggio does not embellish the narrative with reference to an apparition of God or angels (Acts 9:1 ...
One Abraham or three? The conversation between three faiths
WEBDec 9, 2015 · The conversation between three faiths. Abraham's Departure, József Molnár, 1850. In his June 2009 speech at Cairo University, Barack Obama invoked a scene from Muhammad’s night journey in which Moses, Jesus, and Muhammad are joined in prayer. Obama sketched out his vision of the Holy Land as a …
Who is Jesus for Muslims? | The Christian Century
WEBJun 7, 2017 · In Islam, Jesus, peace and blessings be upon him, is one of the five greatest messengers of God who are collectively known as the ‘Ul al-Azm or the Possessors of Steadfastness. Jesus is also a real person who lived in Roman Judea in the first century of the Common Era. Muslims share with Christians most of the basic outlines of Jesus’ story ...