Pilate’s inclusion in the creed draws me to repentance from my unwitting compliance in a world that rejects God. He also reminds me of the political consequences of following Jesus...

What makes it interesting is that their acknowledgment of evil and suffering never overrode their fundamental belief in God as the maker...

One of the worst tricks I ever saw pulled in my days of youth camp was when some friends of mine sneaked into another boys’ room and staged a sort of demonic break-in. They turned his Bible to page 666, drew pentagrams, and used every Hollywood cliché we had at our disposal to make it seem real. For kids who grew up like we did, these were ideas that were alternately familiar and exotic...