Read Article Common Ground December 2024 Edtn 11 min read Where Does Joy Come In? Sonya Lewthwaite I began Advent early this year by listening through the album of that title by The Porter’s Gate, especially its third track, “He Comes”. Creation, Society, Culture Scripture & Theology
Read Article Common Ground August 2023 Edtn 7 min read The Generous Reader Sonya Lewthwaite There is a posture we can take toward writings from the past that opens us to being changed by what we encounter and, simultaneously, keeps us radically realistic about the ways in which what we read will fall short of the mark. Living Well
Read Article Common Ground February 2023 Edtn 16 min read The Pain of Others and the Call to Prayer Sonya Lewthwaite One of the quirks of celebrating the church calendar in the Southern Hemisphere is that the season of Lent (observed in the Northern Hemisphere during the bleak end of the winter months) takes place against the backdrop of our most abundant time of the year. Living Well Scripture & Theology
Read Article Common Ground April 2022 Edtn 16 min read What Good is Prayer for Others? Sonya Lewthwaite One of the quirks of celebrating the church calendar in the Southern Hemisphere is that the recent season of Lent (observed in the Northern Hemisphere during the bleak end of the winter months) takes place against the backdrop of our most abundant time of the year. Lead Articles Living Well
Read Article Common Ground August 2021 Edtn 7 min read The Generous Reader Sonya Lewthwaite Reflecting on her first experience of reading theology, a friend of mine recently recalled her surprise at the attention theologians gave writers of the past. Living Well