A common talking point within evangelical circles over the past 30 years is "our identity is in Christ." Other variations include statements such as, "That's not who you are in Christ" or "Know who ...

I had a conversation recently with a former professional sports chaplain. We discussed the fact that the lives of many professional athletes fall apart after retirement. Some fall into bankruptcy, ...

The most common times for anyone to be faced with the questions about identity are at milestone points of their lives. The teenage years. Moving from school to university. Adulting. Becoming a spouse.

Contemporary American culture is obsessed with the question of identity. The quintessentially American ideology of liberalism, whether in its classical or progressive form, tends to produce this ...

Theologian Michelle Lee-Barnewall reflects on her ethnic identity and her identity in Christ. We live in a world where race relations receive near-constant attention. Conversations about race permeate ...

"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavens" (Ephesians 1:3). This passage comes from St. Paul's letter to the ...

The recent disaffiliations within the United Methodist Church have left some of our members unsettled and saddened by the departure of fellow members and congregations. However, it should be noted ...

Rather, he said, “What we said is if we use terms like that that undermine or contradict our identity as new creations in Christ, if such an identity becomes higher than our identity in Christ, that ...

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NOTE: Christ in Our Neighborhood is a parish-based program consisting of small Christian communities that gather in the home weekly to prayerfully discuss the upcoming Sunday Mass readings. It’s easy ...