Suffering
Suffering is probably the greatest challenge to Christian faith. Reconciling the deep pain of life, with the deep love of God, is difficult. PICTURE: Diana Vargas/Unsplash The cross of Christ seems to me to be the best, perhaps only place, where these things can be reconciled. On the cross, the deep pain of life – […]
Essay: A better faith
TIM COSTELLO reflects on the late Australian Indigenous leader Lowitja O’Donoghue’s “deep” Christian faith…
Essay: How Jimmy Carter integrated his evangelical Christian faith into his political work, despite mockery and misunderstanding
LORI AMBER ROESSNER, scholar and author, looks – in an article first published on The Conversation – at how former US President Jimmy Carter’s faith shaped his life and politics…
Sight-Seeing: Now’s the time to hew to your faith – by doubting your faith
US author and pastor BRUCE B MILLER, in an article first published on Religion News Service, says the realisations we uncover on our own terms have the potential to transform our lives…
Books: A “roller-coaster” explanation of the Christian faith
DAVID ADAMS enjoys Rory Shiner and Peter Orr’s short yet profound guide to what Christians believe…
THIS LIFE: GOD’S AT WORK IN THE WHITE SPACES
US columnist CAROL ROUND, in an article first published on ASSIST News Service, reflects on the importance of looking at the big picture…