How I make sense of the pain I saw in the hospital last week.
Author Archives: James Ernest
The omicron spike matters
A personal anecdote to persuade you to get vaccinated and follow suggested safety protocols.
Grief and gratitude
My mother died Thursday evening. For me she is an icon of the fruit of the Spirit.
Trump-Russia is not a hoax
If you are not yet reading Heather Cox Richardson’s daily Letters from an American—why not? I am an ordinary US citizen with the education of a theologian, biblical scholar, and pastor, and I work as a religious book publisher. My interests in current American politics are theological, ecclesial, pastoral. Heather Cox Richardson is a historyContinue reading “Trump-Russia is not a hoax”
How COVID-19 has sorted us out
Thomas Paine wrote: “These are the times that try men’s souls.” The trials of the American Revolution would distinguish the “summer soldier and the sunshine patriot” for the true patriot. Well, any crisis tries the souls of those who live through it. The crisis puts a spotlight on actors who must respond to it, andContinue reading “How COVID-19 has sorted us out”
Christmas, typology, and Antichrist
If anyone invites you to a Christmas celebration honoring “Jesus Christ AND . . .,” run as fast as you can in the opposite direction.
Celebrating the birth of Antichrist in Kentucky
In this nativity scene, what lies in the manger is the serpent. But to Congressman Massie and those who see with like eyes, it is sweet baby Jesus. The gun per se, though it has been used for great evil and in truth was designed for such use, is a tool, an implement. As itsContinue reading “Celebrating the birth of Antichrist in Kentucky”
The real choice
The most basic choice you make is not between left and right, liberal and conservative. Something else is more basic.
Evangelicalism in the USA: Discipleship failure owing to catechesis failure
The components of the recent discipleship disasters in evangelical Christianity in the United States. The evangelical churches were left vulnerable because they did not catechize well.
On labeling and name-calling
There is no good reason to categorize every thought in the world, and every person in the world, using one or the other of two labels. There are very good reasons not to.
Verba Sparsa 