While he was Governor of Virginia, I interacted with Tim Kaine on many occasions. Here are a few personal reflections on the faith of Sen. Kaine, the Democratic candidate for Vice President of the United States. After the Virginia Tech shooting in 2007, Gov. Kaine delivered these remarks at the Tech campus: “One of the most powerful stories in the human history of stories is that great story central to Judaism, Islam and Christianity – the story of Job from... Read more
Ask a seven year-old what it’s like to be 70. Get angry when a 16 year-old new driver doesn’t understand how to disassemble a car engine. Speak with a pair of 15-year-olds about the hermeneutic that informs their theology to determine their eschatology. In his book, Stages of Faith, Dr. James Fowler created the theory of the stages of faith development. When you squander too much time engaging with people online about issues that are rooted in theology – who... Read more
This recent mass shooting is a tragedy. The next mass shooting will be a tragedy. We are sad now, and we’ll be sad the next time. Then we’ll be sad the next mass shooting after the next mass shooting. Then all of these deaths will be in vain. Their lives and deaths will have meant nothing. And then others will die, too. We know the future, because we know the past. The babies died in vain. Charlotte Bacon, 6 Daniel... Read more
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