Christian Martyrdom and Christian Violence: On Suffering and Wielding the Sword
“It is possible for the Christian soldier to die the death of a martyr while fighting.” (5) This is the explosively provocative proposition at the
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“It is possible for the Christian soldier to die the death of a martyr while fighting.” (5) This is the explosively provocative proposition at the
by Steven Rodriguez Who are we to put limits on the speech of God? My kids are absolutely riveted by the book of Leviticus right
We stepped out of the car into the grassy, gravel courtyard of the evangelical Ethiopian church. We were very late for worship; today was the
Flash-backs falsify the Past: they forget the remembering Present. ––W. H. Auden, from “I Am Not a Camera” by Steven Rodriguez Can you imagine what
by Steven Rodriguez I’ve been reading some letters of theologians Karl Barth and Dietrich Bonhoeffer. They are a fascinating window into a friendship at a
by Steven Rodriguez Not all silences are the same. There’s a world of difference between the silences of cessation, caesura, and consummation. The first is
I did not take this picture. I found it on my wife’s Pinterest. by Steven Rodriguez I don’t know why, but every Sunday, when I
What can I say after the U.S. election? So many people are already saying so many things, which makes me hesitant to add to the
by Steven Rodriguez I’ve gotten some great feedback for my last article on The Twelve. One interesting thread of conversation has been about my Mexican
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