Learn to do right; seek justice. Defend the oppressed. Take up the cause of the fatherless; plead the case of the widow. Isaiah 1:17 But what if (I think) they deserve it… But what if (I think) they haven’t done what they could for themselves… But what if (I think) its politically motivated… But what if […]
The Virtue of Doubt
Let’s be clear from the beginning, the opposite of doubt is not faith. The opposite of doubt is arrogance. The arrogance that our beliefs and understanding are completely and unassailablly correct. When we doubt in a religious context it is not God we doubt, it is our understanding of God. This is a good thing. […]
Sabbathing
I do not have enough silence in my life. Silence is not just the absence of sound, it is the place the mind and soul can rest. Biblically we have the Sabbath, Sabbath Years, and Jubilee in the Law. Elijah hears God in the still small whisper among the chaos. Jesus so often retreats to […]
Fish hooks for Leviathan
Job asks, “Why do I, a righteous man, suffer?” God responds, “None of your business.” Hardly satisfactory. Thus, we attempt to find reasons, personal ones, behind all tragedies. Whether it be gays, liberals, Trump, or people who put mayo on peanut butter sandwiches, we want great disasters to mean something. Personally, we want to think […]
The Hidden Hurting
I started a blog post about the statistics of sexual assault and suicide and mental illness to highlight the suffering that goes unseen in our world. I don’t think I can go into that kind of detail. If you want statistics, here are links for you: Sexual Assault Suicide Mental Illness For now I am […]
Best, not Good
“There is a right and a wrong in this universe. And that distinction is not hard to make,” said one of my heroes. Not sure that is 100% accurate, but I do think people make it harder than it has to be. The difficulty lies in the fact that right is a spectrum of good, […]