Jan Hoffman, writing for the New York Times, reports on a growing movement to include teenagers in their own end-of-life planning and care. Hoffman notes that this is an extension of a movement that focused first on adults. From the article: A national push to have end-of-life discussions before a patient is too sick to participate […]
Day: March 30, 2015
What does God care about?
Do people believe that God cares more about morality than anything else? Why?
Sufjan Stevens profiled for being a Christian musician who defies the stereotype
David Roark writes about the popularity and broad appeal of musician Sufjan Stevens, a musician who explores Christian themes in his lyrics, contrasting it with the limited reach of music which adds “Christian” to the label. The article refers to a 2006 interview in DOA with Stevens about how his music is marketed and viewed. From the interview: […]
When Christians First Met Muslims: New translations and scholarship on the earliest interactions between Christians and Muslims
Michael Philip Penn, Professor of Religion at Mount Holyoke College, has just published a new book on early Christian Muslim interactions and the overlooked history of Middle Eastern Christians. Penn identifies a critical problem in seventh century scholarship; Christian studies focus on western Christians, and Muslim studies focus on the writings of Muslims. For the first centuries of […]
The Magazine: The discipline of giving to those who ask
Giving to her reminds me that I am a con-artist too. I may hide it better, but we are all at least a little bit dishonest about ourselves. It reminds me that I am a poor sinner, just like everybody else. I may not need money, but I am as needy and poor as anybody else, thank God.
Speaking to the Soul: A Clean Start
Monday mornings–especially Monday morning of Holy Week!–are great opportunities for a clean start. A few verses from the Psalms help us all start over.
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