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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.
One Thing Can Unify Christians This Election
Brett McCracken, writing in the evangelical website The Gospel Coalition, clearly describes our situation as America faces the most consequential election in many of our lives We live in “all or nothing,” “us or them” times. You’re either all with us—toeing the party...
Do You Hunger for Righteousness? Which Kind?
Note: A previously published version did not include the 8 principles at the end. My apologies. "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they shall be satisfied." (Matt. 5:6) First observation: anyone who has been really hungry or thirsty (as...
How Will You Use Your Bucket of Water?
Through the marvel of online streaming, last Saturday my wife and I participated in the ordination of a dear friend to the Anglican priesthood in Sheffield Cathedral, Sheffield, UK. The preacher at our friend’s ordination told this story. Imagine you are out...
Blessed are the Peacemakers
The downtown church I served in California had a bar and nightclub across the alley behind the church building called Bogarts and Lulu’s. I was invited to attend a party to celebrate the bar’s two-year anniversary. Jill, the manager, took the microphone to speak to...
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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