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Suffering Transfigured: The Welsh Window at 16th Street Baptist, Birmingham

Chris Dow -
After the 1963 bombing of 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, AL, killing four girls, the people of Wales crafted and sent a window.
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What We Do with Power

Kristen Deede Johnson -
What might Herod, the ruthless king who appears in Matthew 2, teach us about discipleship and our relationship to power as Christians? It may...
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On Providence & Practical Deism

Leander Harding -
Even Christians sometimes slip into a kind of practical deism. Do we believe that God is at work and present even in the midst of suffering?
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The Love-Scarred King

Clint Wilson -
This crucified king comes to heal our scars, and will take on scars to show us the depth of his love. He takes our wounds and he reigns.
Book Reviews

Richard Bauckham’s Comfort in Affliction

Hannah Armidon -
The Blurred Cross is a rare glimpse into the soul and experience of a man of deep faith as he encounters a life-changing crisis.
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Brother Sun, Sister Moon

Sarah Puryear -
Franco Zeffirelli's 1972 film "Brother Sun, Sister Moon" illustrates the complicated joy St Francis experienced as a disciple of Jesus.s.
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When Friends Call You Job: Suffering & Divine Providence

Denise Rowe-Dollinger -
Our faith doesn't demand we make sense of suffering, but trust in this God who is one of us and suffers with us.
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Lift High the Cross

Eugene R. Schlesinger -
If a theology of the cross leaves the powerful unchallenged, it’s a theology narrated from the perspective of Pilate, not the Nazarene.
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Agony in the Garden

Sarah Puryear -
Yes, we have a savior who shared in our pain, sin, and death - our agony. But he also had authority to overcome it. And by his stripes we are healed.
Sunday's Readings

Jesus Answers Job (Pent. 23, Year B)

Patrick Twomey -
Our sufferings and our bitter argument against the apparent silence of God are deeply heard and deeply felt by he who bears them.
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