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Pursuing Questions. Exploring Paradox.
NOTE: I am taking a “summer break” from my weekly newsletter and weekly blog articles. They will return in the fall. Have a restful and renewing summer.
Christmas Peace in Public Housing
Mary (not her real name) definitely lives in Herod’s world. I met her the same day I published last week's article, "Is there Peace in Herod's World?" She’s a single Mom with a 15-year-old son and has lived for 10 years in the same public housing project here in...
Is Peace an Illusion in Herod’s World?
We have a carved olive wood nativity set on the sideboard in our dining room—Mary and Joseph, shepherds, donkey, sheep all gathered around a manger—have you ever thought that that it’s all Luke’s Christmas story? Quiet, peaceful, a baby sleeping, sheep gently bleating...
What Robert de Niro Taught Me About Gratitude
The film The Mission tells the true story of Jesuit priests bringing the gospel to the native tribes deep in the jungles of South America. Early in the story, we see a slave trader named Rodrigo Mendoza (played by Robert de Niro) killing and capturing the Indian...
6 Weeks In Africa–Beginning in January
As most of you who receive my newsletters know, this summer I began a new part-time ministry with The Outreach Foundation focused on equipping global Christian leaders in Africa. My official title is "Mission Associate for Africa—Leadership Coach and Consultant."...
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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