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Category Archives: Empathy
Permanent Love: Grace in the Wilderness
Recently, my reading of the Old Testament has been greatly enhanced by John Goldingay’s excellent new translation, The First Testament. Goldingay, a well-respected Old Testament scholar, uses his Hebrew fluency to defamiliarize the ancient text for modern readers. For many readers of … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Empathy, Faith, God, Gospel, Scripture, Social Issues, Theology
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Suffering and Faith, Part 4
Yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou art with me. — Psalm 23 It is a path everyone must walk, the valley David refers to as “the shadow … Continue reading
Posted in Church, Devotional, Disappointment, Empathy, Faith, Family, God, Mom, Scripture, Theology
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Soong-Chan Rah on Identification and Lament
In his seminal work Prophetic Lament: A Call for Justice in Troubled Times, Soong-Chan Rah writes about Jeremiah’s identification with the people of Jerusalem in the book of Lamentations. While Lamentations 1&2 describe the destruction of Jerusalem from a fairly dispassionate … Continue reading
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