Jean Fontanieu Translation Canon Tony Dickinson The wars in the Middle East have thrown onto the roads and the seas a very large number of men, women and children who are seeking refuge in safer countries. This recent inflow is ...
Lire la suite...The class struggle will not take place
Henri Persoz Translation Canon Tony Dickinson Two women in distress call simultaneously on Jesus to help them. A woman excluded from society, and the daughter of a rich notable. Will Jesus have to choose? Mark 5:21-43; Luke 8:40-56 We are ...
Lire la suite...Tolstoy excommunicated for love of the Gospel
Jean-Marie Muller Translation Canon Tony Dickinson TOLSTOY (1828 -1910) deeply committed to justice and peace, criticised the intolerances of the Orthodox Church and its indulgent attitude to war; in the end he was excommunicated. His reading of the Gospel ...
Lire la suite...And what about Jesus’ resurrection?
Louis Pernot translated by Sara MacVane All Christian traditions claim that if you are a Christian, you certainly believe in the resurrection of Christ. But what do we mean by this? In what sense was he raised? There are ...
Lire la suite...Clowns and Faith
by Agnès Adeline-Schaeffer translated by Sara MacVane Clowns and Faith are two words which hardly seem to belong together. Clowns are fun! Faith is something serious! Don’t we talk about `clowning around’? And don’t we say ‘as serious as ...
Lire la suite...Adopt-a-Jihadist
Louise Thunin (rewritten from the French by the author) Shortly after the terrorist attacks on Paris in November of 2015, the following message, with its surprising proposal, made its way to my e-mail inbox. Dear Friends, I’d like ...
Lire la suite...The Prologue of John’s Gospel
Louis Pernot translated by Sara MacVane What we call the “prologue” to John’s Gospel is a wonderful text, of a very different style to the other Gospels. It is poetic, lovely, profound, theological, and also a bit mysterious. It ...
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James Woody Translation Louise Thunin To the question, « What should we die for ? », Biblical texts are able to substitute the question « What should we live for ? » By presenting situations where people can no longer cope with the world as ...
Lire la suite...« SHE » or « HE »
by Laurent Gagnebin Translation Louise Thunin I’m sitting in the subway. Next to me and opposite me are five charming young ladies, very stylish ; one of them is reading a book from Flammarion’s « Champs » collection. I make a fruitless ...
Lire la suite...The Roads to Exile
Jean-Paul Augier Translation Canon Tony Dickinson For several months the huge influx of migrants, fleeing war and coming to seek refuge in Europe has provoked several comment pieces in the media. Protestants, at least, ought to remember ...
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