“Jesus’ own vision of his ministry was more universal than you say. This is one of our key stories which illustrate the movement within Jesus during his lifetime enabling him to see his mission as one including us. This woman…is indeed for us the foremother of the mission which includes us as Gentiles. Just as she won healing and wholeness for her daughter, so too she won it for us, her daughters and sons today.”

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Mohsid Hamid’s Exit West is a novel exploring the experience of refugees in this world, with a little magic in the mechanism of magic doors that permit refugee… Continue reading →

Kristin Loken attends Shepherdstown Monthly Meeting in West Virginia. From her little cottage beside the Potomac River in West Virginia, Kristin writes and wor… Continue reading →

The world is once again being fragmented by fearful, angry politics and warfare, and religion is often in the mix in dangerous and destructive ways. Even so, we… Continue reading →

Eric Verzo Encina is a freelance writer, columnist, author, and organic farmer, and a campaigner for Social Credit monetary reform. He was born in 1970 in Maub… Continue reading →

The Genius of Judaism, by Bernard-Henri Lévy, translated by Steven B. Kennedy (Random House, 2017)

From the publishers blurb: “Bernard-Henri Lévy has been a sing… Continue reading →

Last week we introduced Open Theology, an international Open Access, peer-reviewed academic journal of research articles from established and emerging scholars… Continue reading →

Open Theology is an international Open Access, peer-reviewed academic journal that publishes research articles of established and emerging scholars in the field… Continue reading →

The peace that we are looking for is not peace that crumbles as soon as there is difficulty or chaos. Whether we’re seeking inner peace or global peace or a co… Continue reading →