The Way of Love: Bless Part of a series on The Way of Love. By Elisabeth Rain Kincaid One of the most parodied terms of the Christian social media world has become the hashtag #blessed. From the viral trends of #Christiangirlau... Read More...
Meritocracy and the Failure of the Christian Moral Imagination By Elisabeth Rain Kincaid In his confrontation with King David in 2 Samuel 12, the prophet Nathan tells a heart-rending story of a rich man who, rather than give up one of his own flock to feed a hungry trav... Read More...
Standing at the Doors of the House of the Lord The President’s Photo-Op and Our Need for Repentance By Elisabeth Rain Kincaid One of the strangest images of this strange time will undoubtedly be that of the president of the United States standing in fro... Read More...
Good Moralistic Preaching This post continues a series of essays on preaching from the perspective of lay people. Previous entries may be found here. By Elisabeth Rain Kincaid In the classic movie Footloose, Chicago teen Ren McCor... Read More...
Life in the Shadow of the Cross By Elisabeth Kincaid In his sermon for the sixth Sunday of Lent in Parochial and Plain Sermons, preached on April 9, 1841, John Henry Newman describes the cross of Christ as the measure of the world, the key... Read More...
Convention, Pope Francis, and the Death Penalty Episcopalians and Roman Catholics have moved closer together on opposition to the death penalty.
With Great Freedom Comes Responsibility Freedom for excellence means pursuing what is most appropriate for our good.