Showing mercy to Dylann Roof by refusing to impose the death penalty would respect the acts of both his victims, who showed him welcome, and their families, who showed him forgiveness. In this way, good could be drawn from evil, and the sinfulness of Dylann Roof’s actions could be overcome by love. Source: Mercy for […]
Source: 4 reasons Christians should care about politics | ERLC
“Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.” Advent isn’t supposed to soothe us. Source: Axe of Advent | Peter J. Leithart | First Things
In this time of such highly polarized politics, along with threats both at home and abroad, you and I need a little Advent. Source: We Need a Little Advent | The Stream
What follows is a reply to the always-thoughtful Alan Jacobs who replied to Andrew Wilson who replied at TGC to his follow-up to a post by Steve Holmes after ETS. Go ahead and read those before pro… Source: Answering Jacobs’ Questions On False Teaching and Teachers | Reformedish
It will be replaced with a permanent cross when the St. Nicholas National Shrine, in Lower Manhattan, opens in the first half of 2018. Source: Cross Takes Its Place, Temporarily, Atop Shrine at World Trade Center – The New York Times
They’re worried about poverty, hunger, drug addiction, and the “softness” of the country. And they’ve got high expectations for their president. Source: White Evangelicals Feel Hopeful About Trump – The Atlantic
Buzzfeed’s story about Chip and Joanna Gaines’s gay-marriage beliefs is willfully ignorant. Source: Buzzfeed’s Chip & Joanna Gaines Gay Marriage Beliefs Story Is Willfully Ignorant | National Review
Whatever Pope Francis wants, the church’s liberal wing is implementing a revolution. Source: The End of Catholic Marriage – The New York Times
From chocolate calendars to wreaths in church, the season is all about anticipation. Source: Advent, explained – Vox
