So, How Do We Feel about PDA in Church?
On holy kisses, touchy couples, and our collective touch deficit.
In his second letter to the Corinthians, Paul tells the disciples to “greet each other with a holy kiss” (13:12). Similar commands appear in Thessalonians, Romans, and 1 Peter. This ritual kiss was a sign of peace, like a more intimate handshake or hello that worshipers offer each other today. Given their Ancient Near-East context, men in the early chur…
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