by Rich Hansen | Apr 23, 2016 | Living within Paradox
During the month of April, I am occasionally sharing some brief excerpts from my new book coming out May 3 about how encountering paradox helps us better experience the mystery of God. Today we touch on one of these mysteries–the Bible has both divine and human...
by Rich Hansen | Apr 14, 2016 | Living within Paradox
During the month of April, I am occasionally sharing some brief excerpts from my new book coming out May 3 about how encountering God’s mystery actually helps us grow as human beings and followers of Jesus Christ. Today we touch on one of these mysteries–God is...
by Rich Hansen | Apr 12, 2016 | Living within Paradox
Recently Pope Francis published a widely read and commented on papal letter. Like all modern churches, the Catholic Church lives in the tension of how to uphold its doctrine while remaining connected to social groups at odds with some those doctrines. This letter...
by Rich Hansen | Apr 7, 2016 | Living within Paradox
During the month of April, I am sharing some brief excerpts from my new book coming out May 3 about how encountering God’s mystery actually helps us grow as human beings and followers of Jesus Christ. Today we look at living within tensions. Dare we suggest that...
by Rich Hansen | Apr 4, 2016 | Living within Paradox
During the month of April, I am sharing some brief excerpts from my new book coming out May 3 about how encountering mystery in faith and life actually helps us grow as human beings and followers of Jesus Christ. ——–Excerpt from Paradox Lost:...
by Rich Hansen | Mar 17, 2016 | Living within Paradox
Carl Sandburg gets it right: “There is an eagle in me that wants to soar, and there is a hippopotamus in me that wants to wallow in the mud.” Human beings are a walking paradox! I recently wrote about how dangerous it is to visualize complex issues—and especially...
