Month March 2020
In recent days, regular church gatherings, liturgies, masses, and services have ceased in, at least, their normal weekly (or daily) operations. Churches have proven flexible, and are finding alternative means of congregating and worshiping, whether outdoors separated by several paces,… Continue Reading →
Plagues and pests have become increasingly foreign to the modern world, though in our current conditions, I suspect that the general reactions of fear, terror, madness, loss, and loneliness reflect comparable receptions in previous eras. While famine and disease do… Continue Reading →
We have come along ways in this brief consideration of the themes of hospitality across the scriptures, from Abraham and Lot to Jesus and the early Christians. We have used examples from the Odyssey and other Hellenistic literature to help… Continue Reading →
For this second-to-last post in our brief consideration of hospitality, we will continue our analysis of Jesus’ disciples (and, more broadly, Christians) as the commissioned ambassadors, representing Jesus (and, by extension, god) to the world. Previously, we reflected on their… Continue Reading →