by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Aug 18, 2017 | Reading Well, The Bible
I recently got to be the keynote speaker for Saints and Scholars on the importance of literature for the church. As part of that, I found myself contemplating the story of the Good Samaritan…or rather what comes just before the Good Samaritan. The brief exchange...
by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Dec 30, 2011 | Fostering Faith, Living the Liturgical Year
While Christmas decorations are starting to come down and the world’s attention is turned to the celebration of the new year, I am still immersed in Christmas. Many people where we live try to observe the entire Christmas season—all twelve days of it—as a time of...
by Dr. Jessica Ann Hughes | Aug 12, 2011 | Fostering Faith, New Ideas and Research
Donna Simpson has been making headlines over the past few weeks for her goal of becoming the world’s fattest woman. News clips of the morbidly obese woman discussing her goal run like parodies of similar human interest stories: her partner “supporting” Donna in her...
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