Essays on Faith

Let’s face it, it is absolutely impossible for us to understand an eternal transcendent God and his domain. It is far beyond our comprehension. So, we often use metaphors to

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If I could pick my pastor, I imagine they would be—compassionate, bold, and unapologetically challenging the status quo. Picture a shepherd for the marginalized, embodying the very essence of love

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“Nature and Nature’s laws lay hid in night: God said, Let Newton be! And all was light.” Alexander Pope’s epitaph for the renowned English philosopher and mathematician did not make

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Aesthetics and Theology A year ago, I had the joy of reading Aesthetics in a redwood forest in the hills near Santa Cruz. It was a great way to pass

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A Complicity I Can No Longer Ignore I am convinced there is a concerted effort to move this nation backward, and I have been complicit. Let me explain what I

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Born in 1953, I was raised in northern New Jersey. Both my parents are Jewish—not religious Jews, but culturally very much so. So I grew up not thinking much about

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The number of people sharing stories of religious trauma has increased significantly in recent years. Religious cultures in the United States all too often create broken institutions led by broken

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Driscoll claims to have heard the audible voice of God  As well-intentioned Christians, we make claims about how God speaks to us. There is a plethora of sentimental illustrations that

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I’ve taught at three different Christian colleges, and I love it. Teaching Art and Faith at Christian Colleges Art and faith are often seen as at odds. As an artist

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The Parcast Network’s Conspiracy Theories podcast recently did a four-episode deep dive into the supposed mysteries of the Vatican. While some parts were interesting and some were just silly, it

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The Lure of the City I admit that I’m a City Guy. As an adult, I have lived in the heart of five great American urban areas. As I was

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One of my pastors offered a humorous shorthand for dealing with the complexities of defining American evangelicalism when I was a teenager. He repeated the joke, popular at the time,

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