How should we balance personal (individual) moral responsibility with collective (group) moral responsibility? Holy Scripture is replete with examples of individuals transgressing God’s law and destroying themselves and others. The law of Moses has many provisions for individuals to bring sacrifice to atone for individual sins. There are also countless examples of people, tribes, nations—collective…
The Rev. Chris Borah is the Vicar and Planting Priest at Christ the King Anglican Church in Beckley, West Virginia, in the Anglican Diocese of Christ Our Hope. He is the husband of Jodee, dad to three delightful kiddos, and father to many sons and daughters in Christ. He is a lover of chess, guitar, woodworking, Nintendo, C. S. Lewis, pickup soccer games, and puzzling with his bride.
We Need Oneness, Not Sameness
“We are all the same.” This is a rallying cry we see again and again as we sift through the wreckage of our conflicts over differences. It’s a phrase that’s trying to take away pain, but it isn’t telling the truth. Differences are real. Declaring that differences don’t exist doesn’t just erase the beauty of…
More Hooker, Less Twitter: What Richard Hooker Can Teach Us about Writing with Meekness and Conviction
One of the greatest privileges of my life was to have served as a pastor to Mrs. Helen. The saintliest of widows, Helen was always gentle in spirit, encouraging, and thoughtful towards others, even as she ever so slightly bristled at the kids running through the aisles of our small church plant in South Texas….
