Francis Spufford, UNAPOLOGETIC: WHY, DESPITE EVERYTHING, CHRISTIANITY CAN STILL MAKE SURPRISING EMOTIONAL SENSE. London: Faber & Faber; San Francisco: Harper One, 2012, xiii, 221 pp. $25.99. 

A Book Review by WRF Member This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. John Boyer Chair of Evangelism and Culture Westminster Theological Seminary

Yeshua looks around. He sees the doves in their wicker cages,

At one point in his ministry Jesus became frustrated with the cities of Galilee.  Matthew tells us, “He began to reproach the cities in which most of his miracles were done, because they did not repent….’You, Capernaum, will not be exalted to heaven, will you? 

WRF Member Thiago Silva Asks, "What Is the Church and What Is Its Purpose?"WRF Member Thiago Silva Asks, "What Is the Church and What Is Its Purpose?" January 20, 2014 Thiago SilvaWhat Is the Church and What Is Its Purpose? 1 Peter 2.9

Yes, you read the title of this piece correctly. 

On January 8 the Department of Justice co-wrote a letter with the Department of Education and sent it to public schools around the country. 

I take advantage of the two articles on the recent papal document to suggest a different perspective on it.

Five chapters, 288 paragraphs, and more than 220 pages. This is the Apostolic Letter of Pope Francis titled The Joy of the Gospel (Evangelii Gaudium),

A Response to Mr. Robert Heerdt’s Thoughts on Pope Francis’s EVANGELII GAUDIUM

When Nelson Mandela died last week at the age of 95, he moved into the realm of sainthood.   How else does one describe this man around whom myth circulates like a golden cloud?

Did you ever stop to think what made it possible for the Son of God to become a human baby?

Christmas is a time of joy, colorful lights, carols, Christmas trees and fellowship with family and friends. It’s time to look back at the year has gone and get ready for the year to come. Particularly, this is the time of the year I love the most. At home, we already set up the tree, turned the lights on, and the joy is all around. 

December 26, 2013

Dear Sam,

Last month you asked whether I’d like to prepare a response to the letter or exhortation Evangelii Gaudium of the Holy Father, Francis.  I think I should. 

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 It started when I looked through the Christmas card display—not a single one on Mary and Joseph and Baby Jesus.  I was surprised, but then I remembered how proud I am to be an American.  Not a Massachusetts Bay American

I discovered my dad was a hero when I read a book. I mean a real hero. To me he was just my dad, a man I loved passionately and whom I knew loved me. He was strong and wise and kind. And he could be tough when he needed to be. He was the man who taught me about God by what he said and by the way he lived.