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Pope Francis on the Lord’s Prayer: Leading Us into Temptation
Like the rest of the New Testament, the Lord’s Prayer was originally written in Koine Greek (though Jesus likely spoke it in Aramaic)....

Aaron Mead
Dec 12, 20178 min read
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What’s Wrong with Networking? An Ethicist’s Perspective
My latest post is published on Medium.com. Choice quote: A while back a more seasoned colleague gave me some networking advice. He...

Aaron Mead
Dec 10, 20171 min read
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To Whom Much is Given, Little is Expected (Sometimes)
I’ve been given much. It’s been given to me to hear, understand, and embrace the gospel of Jesus. I’ve been given a wonderful family;...

Aaron Mead
Nov 14, 20173 min read
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Paul Against Peter and James
Lately I’ve begun reading commentaries on some of the Apostle Paul’s letters in the New Testament as part of my research for a novel I’m...

Aaron Mead
Oct 22, 20174 min read
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Death and Glory on the Mountaintop
If I’m perfectly honest, I want glory. I want my gifts to be reflected far and wide. I want my accomplishments to be honored by many...

Aaron Mead
Sep 14, 20173 min read
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“Have to” or “Want to”?
At the beginning of last school year my daughter made a friend who has had an especially hard childhood. As the year wore on, she learned...

Aaron Mead
Aug 20, 20173 min read
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Was Roman Slavery Kinder and Gentler than American Slavery?
I’m writing a historical novel that tells the backstory of Paul’s little New Testament letter to Philemon. The letter is written to a...

Aaron Mead
Jul 2, 20174 min read
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Loving the Enemy that is Yourself
Last week I listened to a Pray as You Go podcast focused on Matthew 5:43-45: 43 You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your...

Aaron Mead
Jun 30, 20173 min read
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The Ministry of Death
I listen regularly to the Pray as You Go podcast. Last week, one of the passages featured was the passage below from Paul’s second letter...

Aaron Mead
Jun 18, 20173 min read
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