What you can learn from the Bible depends a lot on what questions you’re asking.
The great Gustavo Gutierrez, the father of liberation theology, said that one way to understand the difference between a liberal theology and a liberation theology is to understand the difference in the questions.
As I thought about preaching this evening, I felt drawn to the one commandment repeated more times in the Bible than any other: “Fear not.” Or, depending on which translation you read, “Don’t be afraid.”...
When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples met were locked for fear of their own people, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you." Isn't that just like Jesus, to appear not when we're out in public...