Participants from across denominational lines gathered in early October to explore ways to understand ways to build bridges of understanding in their own world, whether that ranged from community conflicts or global terrorism. Continue reading »

Throughout human history interpreters of Scripture have struggled to work out the implications of the directive to rest. What constitutes rest? What activities are ruled out? Part of the difficulty is that the Bible offers little detail as it tends more toward vague generalizations. Continue reading »

Rest is mentioned in the story of creation, in the beginning of the Holy Scripture. It is said, "Then God blessed the seventh day and sanctified it, because in it He rested from all His work which God had created and made." Continue reading »

Operation Iraqi Freedom reminds us of the nature of freedom in the Christian life. Continue reading »