When Paul writes a letter, the greeting often includes the words "grace" and "peace" -- in that order. Why do the words grace and peace appear in that order?
One of the risks of meeting with you every day and being a theology student is that sometimes I’m wrestling with answers to questions people aren’t asking. I’m guessing that the Roman Catholic doctrine of purgatory — as in “what the heck?” — might be one of those.
In 1 John 4, John exhorts us to “test the spirits?” This presupposes both that there are spirits and that we can discern good from bad. A little reflection on that today…
