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Category Archives: christianity
For Martin
“Out of love for the truth and the desire to bring it to light, the following propositions will be discussed at Wittenberg, under the presidency of the Reverend Father Martin […]
Hey White People… Let’s Talk About Racism
(A white guy writing about racism is fraught with the danger of saying something completely asinine. I want to acknowledge that on the front end. I welcome the criticism of anything […]
Atheist Sympathizer
I’ve got one more burst on this conversation about doubt and faith to follow up my last post. This all started with an article I recently read at Sojourners in […]
Certain Doubts
In the Fall of 1988, my friend Dave and I were sitting in a large conference hall listening to a man named Bill Gothard as he shared with us and […]
Why I’ll Miss Dallas Willard
Dallas Willard died late last week after a battle with panreatic cancer, and the news was particularly heavy for me, even though I never met him. I picked up Dallas […]
Demolition is Better if You are Building Something
My men’s group is going through a study by Richard Rohr on the Enneagram, a model for human personality and a tool for personal transformation. The introductory session was outstanding, […]
An Epiphany During Epiphany
I’m having one of those moments when I keep hearing or reading the same theme repeatedly, then at some point I snap out of my stupor and acknowledge the pattern. […]
Following Solomon Into The Dark
I was listening to one of my favorite albums last week and heard echoes of Ecclesiastes. Death Cab for Cutie seemed to be reading Solomon’s notes when they wrote much […]
The Longer Path to Personal Transformation
In the past, I think I was committed to what I’ll call the short path to personal transformation. Let me clarify what I meant by “transformation” in my teenage years […]
