Smart Saints
I missed writing about Timothy and Titus (26 January), John Chrysostom (27 January), and Thomas Aquinas (28 January). So let me just say...
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THINKBETTER
What's wrong? How did we get here? What shall we do?
JOHN G. STACKHOUSE, JR.
Thoughts on
CHRISTIANITY, THE ACADEMY, AND PUBLIC LIFE
The Feast of the Holy Name
In the recent Marvel series “Loki,” a character refers to the master of the universe as “He Who Remains.” That is all: the one who...
On the Feast of Stephen
Today is the Feast of St. Stephen, one of the two sad days during the Twelve Days of Christmas. Unlike the other sad day, the Feast of...
As the Pandemic Continues…
With the omicron variant stirring things up in new ways, we face the discouraging prospect of moving back into more restrictions as Year...
Sez Who?
In Mark 9:33-37, Jesus asks his disciples what they were talking about on the road. What they should have been talking about was what he...
Stackhouse on Wolterstorff on Kant
Here and here are two recent posts, for Christian Scholar’s Review, on my recent reading of an essay by Christian philosopher Nicholas...
How Can I Block Out the Cruelty?
The stereotype of the schizophrenic is a poor soul beleaguered by a cacophony of voices telling him what to do. But we all now are...
Spiritual Gifts
Reading I Corinthians 12 this morning, under the tutelage of John Barclay’s excellent Paul and the Power of Grace, I’m reminded of my...
Faith as Yessing
Faith is often defined as a posture, an attitude, especially a posture or attitude of trust. I have gladly defined it that way myself....
To My Teachers: Thanks
My friend Tom Morris recently reminisced on Facebook about teachers who had blessed him in special ways over his life. His poignant...
Best Year Ever? Yes! And also…No
New York Times columnist Nicholas Kristof has gotten a lot of attention recently for declaring that “This Has Been the Best Year Ever.”...
It’s Such a Big, Needy World: What Can I Do?
This week we confront the appalling suffering of the Rohingya people at the hands of their fierce former neighbours in Myanmar/Burma....
In the Light of the Sri Lankan Suffering
[This was originally posted in April 2019] What’s the real story of the Sri Lankan bombings? Is it that Christians are being persecuted...
Evangelicals, Ethics, and Supporting Donald Trump
Evangelicals—at least, we white ones—are having a hard time in the public eye these days. Perhaps you’ve noticed. Jerry Falwell, Jr.,...
One Hour at a Time
[The following is my address to the academic chapel of Crandall University this past September.] “The lyf so short, the craft so long to...
Why Isn’t Christianity Simpler?
When I moved to Vancouver in 1998, once people found out I had been a guest of various radio hosts in Winnipeg and elsewhere, the...
A Dash of Cold Water for Christian Anarchism
[NOTE: This originally appeared in Geez (Winter 2012): 38-39. I sent a copy to a friend recently, and it made me think others might like...
Some Tenebrae Musings
As the time for Tenebrae (Latin “darkness”) services has come again, one thinks of the shrinking circle of light in the Passion narrative...
Avoiding Compassion Fatigue in an ADHD World
Remember Biafra? If you’re of a certain age—likely, 60 years old or more—you might remember magazine covers and TV shows devoted to the...
Simple Is Good; Oversimple Is Bad
I happen to chair the committee that coordinates the major lectureship at Regent College, the Laing Lectures. Roger Laing, our patron, is...
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