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Pursuing Questions. Exploring Paradox.
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A Language of Healing for a Polarized Nation
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 that...
“Stay at Home” With Jesus–Or Life Will Wither
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 today we see there is also a...
“Stay at Home” with Jesus–And Your Joy Will Overflow
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...
Some Honest Words About Racism From a Friend
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 unconscious "maps" of...
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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