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Staring into the Bright Abyss

Christian Wiman, like most thirty-nine year olds, assumed he had many years of life ahead of him. But less than a year after getting married, he … [Read more...]

Facing Death: It’s Not What You Know; It’s Who You Know

Richard John Neuhaus was a Catholic priest and a man who spent every day of his life thinking about theological issues. He should have been copiously … [Read more...]

Blinking Before the Abyss: Books About Death

Who doesn't love a good conversation about death? It's the one transcendent experience we are all guaranteed to have. And it's a subject that comes up … [Read more...]

Ken Ham’s Ark, Young-Earth Doctrine, and Your Kids

Ken Ham's new lifesize ark attraction is now open. It looks like it would be something to see, and heck, I might even go take a gander someday. But … [Read more...]

The Gospel of Jesus’ Wife

"The Gospel of Jesus' Wife" is not a gospel at all but a small strip of papyrus no bigger than a credit card that happens to contain the words, … [Read more...]

Father, into Thy Hands I Commend my Spirit

The sun was darkened and the veil of the temple was rent in the midst. And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I … [Read more...]

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What is a Poor Potsherd?

A potsherd, of course, is a piece of broken pottery and is used as a simile in the Bible.
It is also found in this hopeful poem by G. M. Hopkins.
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Link to That Nature is a Heraclitean Fire and of the comfort of the Resurrection

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