N.T. Wright has produced another "must read." In After You Believe: Why Christian Character Matters, Bishop Tom works to integrate the biblical text and serious ethical theory. What is the nature of Christian living? Its goal? If Christian morality is more than an exercise in keeping rules, what is the "more"?

While unpacking the notions of "character" and "virtue" for Christians, Wright develops this theme: "Christian life in the present is to be understood and shaped in relation to the final goal for which we have been made and redeemed. The better we understand that goal, the better we shall understand the path toward it." Click here to order.



This Week's Fax of Life

HOW RELIGION MAKES PEOPLE MEAN
Some of the meanest people I’ve ever known are also among the most religious people I’ve ever encountered.[more]





This Week's Sermon

LOVING THE PERSON WHO ISN'T "ONE OF US"
The best way for the church to get clear about our mission in the world is to study the life of Jesus.[more]



THE 'NO' THAT IS 'YES'
“I’m not going to live in this sort of hell anymore!” he told me.[more]

LOOKALIKES THAT AREN'T ALIKE
All of us have made the mistake in one setting or another of reading or pronouncing words incorrectly because they look alike.[more]

CHRISTIANS BEHAVING BADLY
Christopher Hitchens has been diagnosed with esophageal cancer and will need to begin chemotherapy immediately[more]

THE ONE NO ONE EVER HAD
You’ve heard endless tales of “the one that got away.” [more]