Study Guides for “Suffering”
By Robert Kruschwitz
This is a companion study guide to the “Suffering” issue of “Christian Reflection: A Series in Faith and Ethics.” (c) 2005 The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University. All rights reserved. Permission is granted to reproduce these materials for personal or group study.
Suffering (in series “Christian Reflection: A Series in Faith and Ethics”)
By Robert Kruschwitz
This issue of “Christian Reflection: A Series in Faith and Ethics” features a collection of essays on the topic of suffering. (c) 2005 The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University. All rights reserved. Permission is granted to reproduce these materials for personal or group study.
John Swinton: Helping Christians with mental health issues starts with better language
Those with severe mental health issues are often misunderstood by people of faith, but churches have a responsibility to listen to and see each person as a person, says a professor and author.
In a season of reckonings, forgiveness is not forgetting
By Anthea Butler
As the toll of twin pandemics continues to mount and a divisive election looms, true absolution requires more than just words, writes an associate professor at the University of Pennsylvania.
How to host online meetings with Christian hospitality
By Gretchen E. Ziegenhals
Virtual gatherings are here to stay, so let’s host them well, writes a managing director of Leadership Education at Duke Divinity.
Ministry on death and dying teaches people how to plan for the end of life
By Phillip Martin
Bethel AME Church in Boston helps members plan for the end of their lives with a three-part program that is practical and spiritual. The ministry is in keeping with the church’s focus on health and wellness.
Why storytelling matters
By Carolina Hinojosa-Cisneros
When the church uses storytelling, it becomes a shared space where each person is a part of history, writes a poet and author.
A justice network equips participants to live simply, give generously
By G. Jeffrey MacDonald
Through various programs on economic discipleship, the Boston Faith & Justice Network is inspiring Christians to put biblical values into practice, including rethinking how they’re spending their time and money.
Mel Williams: Singing our way to hope
By Mel Williams
Singing draws people together, comforts the grieving, motivates and inspires. But most of all, it gives us hope, writes a Baptist pastor emeritus and singer.
Singing the life-giving song of exhalation
By Gretchen E. Ziegenhals
Korean sea divers exhale before they inhale, modeling a crucial pattern for sustaining the Christian life: exhaling for rest before inhaling for work.