Summer Repost: My Inner Journey to Hell and Back

Summer Repost: My Inner Journey to Hell and Back

Earlier this month, during a conference I was attending in Ghana, I joined a group on a visit to one of the “Slave Castles” on the Southern coast. I expected it to be just another touristic experience. Ancient castles, fortresses, and temples are no rare sight in my...
Palestine, Evangelicalism, and the Problem of Power

Palestine, Evangelicalism, and the Problem of Power

As I write this, a ceasefire has been negotiated between Israel and the Palestinian group Hamas. Again. During those 11 days, more than 230 people in Palestine, including 66 children, have been killed. Along with at least 12 people in Israel, including 2 children. One...
Desolation and Resurrection: Living in the Saturdays of Life

Desolation and Resurrection: Living in the Saturdays of Life

By Rupen Das Resurrection takes place in the country of death. The land of the living is obviously not a vacation paradise. It’s more like a war zone. And that’s where we as Christians are stationed…to affirm the primacy of life over death, to give a witness to the...