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Pursuing Questions. Exploring Paradox.
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Harriet Tubman, Christian Hero
My wife and I recently spent a day on the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay (across the Bay from our home in Annapolis) learning about the life of Harriet Tubman, the most famous "conductor" of the underground railroad that ushered helped hundreds of black slaves...
How Honest Doubt Leads Reason To Faith
In an earlier article in this series, we considered three kinds of doubt: skeptical doubt, willful doubt and honest doubt. Skeptical and willful doubt elevate human reason as the final ARBITER of truth. When we visited Monticello, Thomas Jefferson’s home, we saw in...
“All Lives Matter” to God. But Do They to Me?
Perhaps we can take this moment to think about the question the murder of George Floyd sparked all across America: Which lives matter? Do black lives matter? The very reason such a movement with this title is needed, however, like the Civil Rights movement before...
How to Talk with Friends about Doubt
Whether you are a disciple of Jesus Christ or still thinking about it, every person reading this has experienced doubt, either as a major stumbling block in your spiritual journey or only an occasional occurrence. I will suggest three general kinds of doubt. 1)...
My Content (What I Write About)
My goal is helping you pursue powerful questions that will lead you into new discoveries—about yourself, the world around you and, especially, God.
Where others give answers that side-step nuance or mystery, I ask questions.
Questions open us up to new truth in ways that easy answers do not. I believe this is particularly true for spiritual issues, where the Christian faith journey has often been described as “faith seeking understanding.” My hope is pursue this journey in ways that challenge our minds and deepen our faith.
“I wouldn’t give a fig for the simplicity on this side of complexity…..but I would give my life for the simplicity on the other side of complexity.”
Do these words of Oliver Wendell Holmes resonate with you?
- I write for people weary of simplistic answers. By exploring complex issues, my hope is to emerge on the “other side” into a more genuine and truthful simplicity.
- I write for thinkers who believe reality is never captured in a Twitter message, and who need practical ways to keep believing in a “post truth” society.
- I write for explorers who believe the X Files’ promise: “The truth IS out there.” My offer is to journey alongside together seeking the truth (and Truth) that inevitably challenges and expands our current worldviews.
My Featured Publication
Paradox Lost: Rediscovering the Mystery of God
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