British thinker and podcaster Elizabeth Oldfield has given the English-speaking world a gift via her first book, Fully Alive: Tending to the Soul in Turbulent Times. This title comes from a quotation by St. Irenaeus, born in Smyrna (now Izmar) in AD 130: “The glory of God is a human being fully alive.” Oldfield explores…
Daniel Dennett died on April 19 at age 82. There were obituaries in both Nature and Science for this prolific neuroscientist. His insights on consciousness, cognition and philosophy fill books that have been read by many. I have a few in my bookcase, and they are well worth reading. The fact that he received an…
A few weeks ago, Peter Schuurman and I were invited to speak at an Inter-Classis Safe Church Conference in Waterloo, Ontario hosted by the Christian Reformed Church. Peter talked about his experience at The Meeting House. I decided to focus on a big-picture question: what would happen if it was easier for sexual abuse victims…
In the season of Lent, we reflect on aspects of Jesus’ suffering for us. Unfortunately, the story of Barabbas has been radically misused against the Jewish people throughout church history. Barabbas is significant enough that all four Gospel writers reference him. Matthew tells us that he was “a well-known prisoner” and might even give him…
“Can you see the ghosts?” The two of us stood on a stretch of concrete between barbed wire fence and stout brick barracks. My heart wrenched as I nodded yes to my mom’s question. Yes, I could see the ghosts of Vught Concentration Camp. The ghosts were despondent prisoners with drooping postures and hollow eyes….
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