First Reformed is set in and around the longest continuously operated church in the United States and focuses attention on its pastor Ernst Toller played masterfully by Ethan Hawke.
Articles tagged with faith
Science for All Christians
How do we avoid the temptation to pit science against faith and, in so doing, risk diminishing faith to nothing more than a series of propositions and claims and distorting science into an endeavor to prove or disprove the existence of God?
Suffering, Double Negatives, and the Friday We Call ‘Good’
But maybe of all days, Good Friday is the day to reconsider just what suffering is and to think on our own suffering.
Empathy That Is Simply Divine
Jesus was human. He was us, for us.
Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Keeping the Faith
Star Wars: The Last Jedi isn’t about the victory of the faithful, but the kindling of faith.
History and the Human Condition: Reflections on Kate Bowler’s Everything Happens for a Reason
Kate Bowler's reflections on life and death may be more profound because she knows everything there is to know about the prosperity gospel, or maybe she wrote such a powerful book about the prosperity gospel because she has a depth of insight, because she has a heart for what it is to be human.