by devotionalia | Apr 10, 2025 | Christianity, Philosophy, Roman Catholic
The Separation of Church and State in France. When I think of the French Revolution, I envision a political earthquake. If we set aside the images of brutal violence and gore for a moment, the Revolution was a full-on reimagining of society, identity, and power. We...
by devotionalia | Apr 8, 2025 | Parables, Protestantism, Reformed/Calvinist
Jesus New Wine Old Wineskins Explained Just as Jesus taught, the fermentation of justice, inclusion, and radical love requires new spiritual vessels. JD Vance’s speech in Munich about the supposed decline and misalignment in European values has been troubling me for a...
by devotionalia | Apr 5, 2025 | UK Politics, US Politics
We’re living through an era where populist, far-right leaders seem to grow more powerful the more embattled they become. Their legal troubles, rather than halting their momentum, often act like rocket fuel on a bonfire. The question is no longer just whether criminal...
by devotionalia | Apr 3, 2025 | Anglicanism, Buddhism, Christianity, Eastern Orthodox, Lutheranism, Protestantism, Reformed/Calvinist, Roman Catholic
We don’t often talk of Christianity and Buddhism in the same breath. One thinks of following Christ and gaining salvation, while the other, the Buddha and enlightenment. One is theistic, the other non-theistic. One teaches us that we have a soul, the other that we...
by devotionalia | Apr 2, 2025 | Higher Education, Society
A guilty pleasure of mine is spending time on Twitter (ok, X, if you insist). On the one hand, I loathe that I am supporting Elon Musk by being one of the number of active users. On the other, it’s so compelling that I struggle to tear myself away. This week, the...
