When tragedy strikes, when suffering occurs, we are forced to come face-to-face with our own theology, to determine what it is we do, in fact, believe. It isn’t as though we don’t consider various theodicies at other times, of course, as though the questions of why evil exists and why bad things happen don’t cross … Continue reading "In Which I Discover That I Am Not a Calvinist"
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Time to Live
They say that the important things in life, those things that really matter, those things worth pursuing – they say that those things require discipline. Faith, and exercise, and relationship, and art all demand time, consistent time, and intentional pursuit. Excellence does not just happen, a full life does not just happen, and if we … Continue reading "Time to Live"
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September 24, 2013
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This Thing Called Life
We sang “Blessed Be Your Name” at Awana the other night, and the tears came suddenly, unexpectedly. They began as that all-too-familiar tightening in the back of my throat. Amid the sound of the electric guitar and three dozen pairs of young hands clapping off-beat, they filled my eyes and, despite my best efforts to … Continue reading "Choosing Grief"
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