Judith Forgoston
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Keywords: Christmas – Kingdom of God – Matrix movie
With billions of dollars in retail spending in an effort to create cozy homes and bringing festive food to the tables, we have spent the last weeks “waiting” (although it’s more often running around) for the celebration of Christmas. But what exactly do our celebrations have to do with the story of … a refugee baby born into a time of genocide brought on by the oppressing force occupying his home country?
Keywords: Elections – partiality- prayer – writing
It’s election day in the U.S. And yes, I will write about the election in this post, but not to endorse a candidate (which might be a tad late by now…). Instead, I’ll share a very personal nail biter and how it compares, to me, to the emotions of election night…
Keywords: Judgement – unconditional love – USA – Switzerland
A few months ago, I wrote a post called “A Whole New World” about some of the problems I perceive with the position of the Church in the American society. These thoughts portray a difficult side of my current home country. But that’s not all there is to this multi-faceted place, and today I’m reflecting on one of its positive sides: the encouragement and inspiration I have drawn from America that I might not have learned anywhere else…
Keywords: LBGTQ – compassion – vulnerability – Schitts Creek – Dan Levy – Jeff Chu
I’ve struggled with prejudices most of my life. One of them is the conviction that a certain kind of humor is unworthy of my time and an affront to my high standards of interaction with people. So, when my girlfriend urged me to watch a sitcom she had recently discovered, I was more than skeptical. But because I know her to be a woman with deep feelings, with morals and compassion and meaningful relationships, I gave it a try. To my defense, let’s just say, the title didn’t help…
Keywords: Penal Substitutionary Theory – Calvinism – mystery of the Cross – Plato – Tony Jones
The Body of Christ has a tricky invader that often goes unnoticed – not unlike the corona virus – and has infected large segments of Christian society. This virus gnaws at a person’s fundamental beliefs in the unconditional love of God for them, and if left untreated, is able to completely undermine a person’s faith in the goodness of God. It is called the PST…
Keywords: Old Testament violence – Biblical literalism – Brian Zahnd
One of the greatest things about a faith with room to grow is that you get to bring up the scary, uncomfortable questions, at least for yourself. You know, the kinds of questions you’ve spent so much time to forget. The ones everybody agrees to leave unasked. The ones you were warned about because they would undermine your faith…
