The Word of Life — The Jesus Who Was Touched, Heard, and Seen

— A Devotional Reflection on 1 John 1:1–4 In the opening lines of his letter, John announces the reality of Jesus Christ in the most concrete, sensory language possible: he was heard, he was seen, he was touched with human hands. This is not a theological slogan — it is a witness. A witness to… Continue reading The Word of Life — The Jesus Who Was Touched, Heard, and Seen

The Crisis of Relevance and the Crisis of Identity — Moltmann’s Diagnosis of the Church’s Dilemma

What Have We Lost Before the Cross? Jürgen Moltmann opens the preface of his landmark work The Crucified God (1972) with these words: “The Christian life of theologians, churches and human beings is faced more than ever today with a double crisis: the crisis of relevance and the crisis of identity.” This single sentence still… Continue reading The Crisis of Relevance and the Crisis of Identity — Moltmann’s Diagnosis of the Church’s Dilemma