Who Did Jesus Come for? |
We
tend to think, rightly, that he came for the whole world. But it is
more complicated than that, as I note at the beginning of an essay on Christian attitudes toward Jews through the centuries:
Elliot for the Poetry Impaired
When
it comes to poetry, I need help. When it comes to poems by T. S.
Elliot, I need a lot of help. So I encourage poetry-impaired readers
like me to look at this piece that unpacks Elliot’s “Journey of the Magi.” Maybe something to read on Three Kings Day, January 6!
The Perfect Storm of the Decade?
Here is a decade retrospect
(subtitled: “How social media, the Great Recession and Donald Trump
combined to bring out the ‘indigenous American berserk’”) that is
admittedly a bit dark in outlook. It begins:
Given
many conversations I’ve had over the last few weeks, I think there is
more hope one might expect. But there is a great deal about this
author’s analysis of our current situation to warrant a patient read.
On Resolutions
There
is an inverse relationship between webpages that promise me that what
I’m about to read “will make you laugh” and how much I actually laugh
(or even find them funny). But perhaps the exception proves the rule
with this older piece on “15 Funny New Year’s Resolutions,”
which includes this one: “My New Year’s resolution is to stop hanging
out with people who ask me about my New Year’s resolutions.”
Retiring—but Not!
As many faithful GR readers are aware, today is my last day as editor in chief of Christianity Today.
This does not mean I’ll be fly fishing and playing golf for the rest of
my days—though I hope to do a lot more of both. But retirement will
give me an opportunity to spread my wings in ways a full-time job does
not.
I will continue to publish the Galli Report, and I will publish occasional essays on my website, markgalli.com.
Now that I’ll be retired, my essays will range more widely than has my
work in CT, and The Galli Report will continue to point to articles that
help me, at least, better understand our culture, our faith, and our
responsibility in these times.
So I encourage you to continue to subscribe to The Galli Report, not to mention Christianity Today! And if you’re interested in longer commentary by me, then check out my website from time to time.
Grace and peace,
Mark Galli
Editor-in-Chief, Christianity Today |
Friday, January 3, 2020
Who Did Jesus Come for?
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