by R. Gidon Rothstein 19 Adar: R. Ovadya Yosef on Owning Public Mitzvot For whatever positive motives people donate to the public good, ego can get involved as well. In Shu”t Yabi’a Omer 7;23, dated 19 Adar 5738 (1978), some of that had clearly happened. R. Ovadya Yosef was asked for advice by brothers who had […]
Prayer and the Struggle to Forgive: One obstacle to beginning to pray and living within is the struggle to forgive. Source: Spiritualdirection.com | Catholic Spiritual Direction | Prayer and the Struggle to Forgive Book Excerpt from Anthony Lilles SpiritualDirection.com / Catholic Spiritual Direction
There are many ways of doing theology, and not all of them are strictly syllogistic; But if theology decays into illogical forms of Newspeak, it is false to itself. Source: Theology isn’t Math; but it is Theology | George Weigel | First Things
Torah, Article, Source: The Ten Plagues & Egyptian Mythology – Torah Musings
Over the past year, I have noticed a growing sense of connection, of clarity and hope in my life. I’ve often wondered if my sense of the Divine’s influence in those experiences is genuine or wishful thinking. And at the same time, I’ve thought paradoxically it might be both. As I struggle with life’s questions […]
Fred Sanders has written a book about the Trinity called The Triune God. Yes, he has already written one previously, The Deep Things of God (which you should have already read by now), and disserta… Source: The Triune God by Fred Sanders | Reformedish
In order to understand what gospel-grounded racial reconciliation is and what it means for the church, we need a better understanding of race. Source: Racial Reconciliation, the Gospel, and the Church : 9Marks
This review was originally written for Books and Culture before its unfortunate closing. Thanks to John Wilson for encouraging me to write it. One mark of a constructive theologian is to ask the p… Source: A More Elemental Atonement (A Review of Leithart) | Reformedish
“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
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
