Saul of Tarsus was a devout man, zealous in the service of God. He was a pharisee, taught by Rabban Gamaliel, grandson of Hillel the Elder and the most renowned Jewish teacher of his day. Saul scrupulously obeyed the teaching that he received and counted himself to be faultless in keeping the Jewish laws. His … Continue reading Pharisee to sinner
Saul of Tarsus
Wringing our hands doesn’t help
It is possible that the contemplation of cruelty will not make us humane but cruel; that the reiteration of the badness of our spiritual condition will make us consent to it. -Lionel Trilling Let's apply Trilling's observation to ourselves as Christians, on a personal level, or as a family, a congregation, or even on a … Continue reading Wringing our hands doesn’t help
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