by Rich Hansen | Jul 14, 2020 | Provocative Questions
“My personal belief is, I have faith in God,” he said. “If God wants me to get Covid, I’ll get Covid. And if God doesn’t want me to get Covid, I won’t.” This is the statement made by one pastor living in the tension of following public health guidelines vs satisfying...
by Rich Hansen | Jul 7, 2020 | Worldview
One of the realities most endangering the health and stability of our nation is political polarization. A majority of Americans now gather in “tribes” who no longer want to talk to, listen to or even be around each another. In fact, levels of actual hate...
by Rich Hansen | Jul 1, 2020 | Provocative Questions
Today I offer my final reflection on John 15, using biblical commentator Dale Bruner’s new translation of “stay at home with Jesus” for “abide with me.” John 15 offers many great promises of “staying at home” (abiding) with Jesus, but...
by Rich Hansen | Jun 28, 2020 | Provocative Questions
Joy is a strange topic for this moment. Nothing is joyful today: an escalating pandemic in many states, an ever-expanding death toll (120,000 Americans and growing) and protests forcing racism into our national consciousness. Yet this is the perfect time to think...
by Rich Hansen | Jun 28, 2020 | Provocative Questions
Discussions of racism among white people in America often quickly degenerate into an “us vs them” shouting match. To avoid such a downward spiral, last week I tried a different approach by exploring the idea of worldview, the powerful but largely...
