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There is a striking detail in John’s account of the crucifixion: Jesus’ legs are not broken. At first glance this looks like a random historical minor detail, but in John’s text it carries powerful symbolic meaning. John insists that Jesus is literally the Passover Lamb. At the end of the…

Many contemporary evangelicals believe that a war in the Middle East must occur for Christ to return. That creates a serious moral dilemma when believers support real wars in the region and forget their Teacher’s command to overcome evil with good. It’s a very interesting and complex topic. American evangelicals…

Life fairly quickly strips a person of illusions. It shows a simple truth: everyone sins. Christians are no exception. Often this is realized with some embarrassment, and then the familiar formula is heard: everything is covered by “the blood of Jesus,” everything is forgiven by Golgotha — you only need…

At the airport people usually stand not by the gate but in front of the departures board. The flight is delayed. There’s nothing to be done. Yet the person keeps looking up at the screen again and again. Then they check their phone. Then the board again. The plane won’t…

In football it’s simple. If the referee makes a mistake against “our” team, we complain. If the same mistake goes our way, we call it a debatable incident. The facts are identical; the reactions are different. It isn’t about analysis. It’s about belonging. The team has become part of the…

When the wind rises, a person may at first think it’s only temporary. Then the roar grows, the trees begin to bend, the sky and the water darken, and the boat starts to be tossed from side to side. In such moments it becomes clear: it doesn’t matter how prettily…

Sometimes a person goes to a doctor not only for a prescription, but to be heard. He sits across from the physician and realizes: what matters now is not so much the medicine as the attention. A good doctor does not start with a protocol. He asks, listens, clarifies. He…

Imagine a person who for many years lived under the burden of a heavy public accusation. Others had unofficially condemned him; he had condemned himself. The inner verdict kept ringing out: guilty. Then suddenly there is an official trial and, unexpectedly, the announcement comes: “Acquitted.” Not conditionally, not partly, but…

What did Jesus teach: forgiveness or justification? “Justification” in a court of law is the official declaration that someone is not guilty — because of lack of evidence, absence of the elements of a crime, or by amnesty. “Forgiveness,” as a voluntary reconciliation between parties, can mitigate or even cancel…