by Rich Hansen | Jun 28, 2020 | Provocative Questions
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...
by Rich Hansen | Jun 28, 2020 | Provocative Questions
Racism has been called America’s “original sin.” If this is true, the events of this past week show more of us are willing to confront this sin honestly. For the past several days, I’ve struggled as I wrote, re-wrote, then re-wrote again,...
by Rich Hansen | Jun 28, 2020 | Provocative Questions
Can I pursue my freedom to do whatever I want, even if it violates your freedom to be safe in an ongoing pandemic that has already killed over 100,000 Americans? If medical experts and governments advise wearing masks in public for the good of all, or advise caution...
by Rich Hansen | Jun 28, 2020 | Provocative Questions
One of the most perplexing, paradoxical issues for many followers of Jesus (including me!) is deeply receiving God’s grace. I’ve been reflecting on what it means to “stay at home” with Jesus using a new translation of the famous passage in John 15,...
by Rich Hansen | Jun 28, 2020 | Provocative Questions
As many of us continue to “stay at home” in combatting the coronavirus, today we continue another reflection on “staying at home” with Jesus in John 15: “But if you make your home with me, and if my Words can find a home in you, well then, whatever you want, just ask...
by Rich Hansen | Jun 28, 2020 | Provocative Questions
Last week I introduced a fascinating twist to a well-known passage. “Make your home with me as I am with you. Just as a branch cannot bear fruit all by itself, unless it makes its home with the root (and trunk), no more can you bear fruit unless you make...
