[I]t was admitted that the pain which alone could rouse the bad man to a knowledge that all was not well, might also lead to a final and unrepented rebellion. And it has been admitted throughout that man has free will and that all gifts to him are therefore two edged. From these premises it … Continue reading C.S. Lewis: “The Divine labour to redeem the world cannot be certain of succeeding as regards every individual soul. Some will not be redeemed”
The Holy Spirit at Pentecost: Insights from Peter’s Sermon in Acts 2
During the Jewish Feast of Pentecost, just weeks after Resurrection Sunday, the Holy Spirit descended upon the first followers of Jesus Christ. Empowered by the Spirit, believers began speaking in other tongues, declaring “the mighty works of God” (Acts 2:11). [1] Crowds quickly gathered as Jesus’ followers proclaimed God’s works in the various languages of … Continue reading The Holy Spirit at Pentecost: Insights from Peter’s Sermon in Acts 2
Athenagoras: Worship the Composer, Not the Instrument
Beautiful without doubt is the world, excelling, as well in its magnitude as in the arrangement of its parts, both those in the oblique circle and those about the north, and also in its spherical form. Yet it is not this, but its Artificer, that we must worship. For when any of your subjects come … Continue reading Athenagoras: Worship the Composer, Not the Instrument
Noelle Mering: At the heart of the woke movement is not unity but rupture….
At the heart of the woke movement is not unity but rupture — rupture from our shared past, from a shared vocabulary, from an ability to reason together, from a canon of Western philosophy and literature, and from a shared purpose and identity as human beings. This scattering has severe and far-reaching effects. Globally, we … Continue reading Noelle Mering: At the heart of the woke movement is not unity but rupture….
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