The Word to the World
Nicholas Wolterstorff was for many years professor of Philosophy and Liturgical Theology at Yale University in the United States. He is married and has five children. On 11 June 1983 his 25-year-old son died in a mountain climbing accident in Austria. He diarised his painful
The journey of the Christian life is succinctly summarised in the psalm before us. The opening three verses capture the sudden, sovereignly-bestowed commencement of conversion, along with what is most usually a response of astonished joy. The second half of the psalm describe the ebb
If Christmas—“with the kids jingle belling and everyone telling you be of good cheer”—is the most wonderful time of the year, New Year’s is probably the most optimistic time of the year. It is the time of year in which, having taken some time to
I’m not sure if this is a sign, but 2016 may be a challenging year. Having nearly completed this article, my computer shut down and I lost what I had written—completely. After several unsuccessful attempts at recovery, here I go again. Providentially, my “trial” fit