Gospel Fare
When God Refuses to Fix the World: The Politics of John 6
Why do extremes fail? John 6 reveals why loaves and fishes do not justify utopian politics over covenant conversion.
Dan Ellsworth
September 12, 2025
Why do extremes fail? John 6 reveals why loaves and fishes do not justify utopian politics over covenant conversion.
How do changes to a sacred symbol like the temple garment reveal deeper concerns about judgment, modesty, and identity within the faith community?
Are librarians neutral? Many prioritize privacy and free speech, often ignoring public standards.
Is grace more than an exception? Theological insights challenge deep-rooted assumptions about justice and divine law.
Exploring the ‘sin’ of our time, this piece unveils the arrogance in assuming history is deterministically linear.
I had good reasons for being angry with my grandfather. But that emotional burden I carried reflected my own misunderstanding of the nature of my other, even grander Father.
The problem is not that masculinity is toxic. The problem is that we have abandoned the heroic and noble masculine virtues that the world so desperately needs today.
With great precision, a surgeon can miraculously repair a part of our body that is throbbing in pain. Could the same thing sometimes be needed for aching stories we carry around that simply aren’t true?
Part II in a rejoinder to “All Things New” by Terryl and Fiona Givens.
How can we foster kindness and softness in our own extended families and homes these holidays? Here are some thoughts.
Changing the composition of the courts is straight from the authoritarian handbook, and the justification comes from a misunderstanding of history.
Like the accusations against its history, some have insisted the doctrine of the Church of Jesus Christ has racism “embedded” within it. Are those making this claim aware of what the Church actually teaches?