by Albrecht Classen

Hardly any other Renaissance painting has been ingrained in people’s mind as deeply as Leonardo da Vinci’s “Last Supper” (1495-1498), housed in the refectory of the Convent of Santa Maria delle Grazie in …

by John W. Herbst

Feasting is fun. Human beings eagerly anticipate elaborate planned meals as an essential element of celebration. We design these events to help ourselves enjoy ourselves, spending some time pushing aside cares of …

by Shola Adegbite
 
In recent times all over the world, concerns around migration are rising in unprecedented ways. Fear and distrust give rise to hate speech, discrimination, violence, and unhealthy policies. Nevertheless, Ruth’s story of migration …

by Efrain Agosto
 
On September 20, 2017, a devastating hurricane, known as Hurricane Maria, made landfall on the Caribbean island of Puerto Rico, leaving behind unimaginable destruction. This just two weeks to the day after a …

by Elieser Valentin
 
This article takes a first step in building a Puerto Rican pastoral theology from the diaspora by extrapolating from the experiences of a predominantly Puerto Rican Baptist congregation in New York City as …

by Altagracia Pérez-Bullard
 
Desterrada: the word that came to mind when reflecting upon the impact of Hurricanes Irma and Maria on the people and the island of Puerto Rico in the fall of 2017. Yet this …

by Damaris Whittaker
 
Then I said unto them, “You see the trouble we are in: Jerusalem lies in ruins, and its gates have been burned with fire. Come, let us rebuild the wall of Jerusalem, and …

by Albrecht Classen
 
Human destiny has often been determined by the need to leave the place one calls ‘home.’ In fact, growing up normally means just that: depart from the place of one’s childhood and move …

by Bob Blundell
 
When I first decided to write this piece, I was going to begin by illustrating how things have changed over time and how being advanced in years allows me to contrast the world …

by Larry Toney
 
Soul Support – Spiritual Encounters at Life’s End – Memoir of a Hospital Chaplain by Joan Paddock Maxwell, Resource Publications, Eugene, Oregon, 2017.
 
In the prologue of Joan Maxwell’s helpful book, Soul Support Spiritual …

by Clarence E. Wright
 
On August 28, 1963 at the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered what would become his most famous speech. The speech would come to be known …

by Cleotha Robertson
 
The theophany in the dream of Jacob (Genesis 28:10-22) occurs against the backdrop of divine revelation in Genesis, and the Old Testament more generally. It reminds the reader that the phenomenon of dreams …