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Thoughtful personal reflections from a variety of perspectives about issues relevant to Christian leaders

Seeing things as they are

Five hundred years after John Calvin’s birth, historian David C. Steinmetz finds that the great theologian’s response to the atheists of his day offers insight for modern Christians.

By David C. Steinmetz Amos Reagan Kearns Distinguished Professor Emeritus of the History of Christianity, Duke Divinity School
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Why ask why?

By Cathleen Falsani Journalist

The Coen brothers’ new movie “A Serious Man” wrestles with spiritual questions without coming up with simple answers, writes religion columnist Cathleen Falsani.

Moses in midrash

Is Moses the greatest leader in the Bible? If so, how should Christians regard the story of Moses killing the Egyptian? By turning to the work of Bryna Jocheved Levy, a contemporary practitioner of the ancient Jewish practice of midrash, writes Jason Byassee.

By Jason Byassee Senior minister, Timothy Eaton Memorial Church, Toronto
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Melissa Wiginton: Lawyers as leaders

By Melissa Wiginton Vice president, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary

Tempting as it is to “kill all the lawyers,” as Shakespeare said, some of them are faith-inspired leaders in their community, including one recently deceased judged and another newly minted law school graduate.