I read a marvelous book last week, The Cave, by Jose Saramago. Translated from Portugese. Awesome. You should get it and read it. I also watched an excellent movie, The Lives of Others. German with English subtitles. These two pieces of art are similar in theme: the overbearing oppression of a controlled state. The book and the film both, in extremely gifted artistic manner, reveal the supremacy of death in this world. Death is, I would argue, the predominant idol... Read more
I find it interesting that when I express some deep struggles and questions, people want me to take a rest. I don’t deny that I might need a rest. But I do want to challenge the idea that if I struggle, it means sabbatical time. I want to thank everyone who has written to me in the form of comments or in personal emails, encouraging the struggle that comes through my writing and expressing your concerns. It is generous and... Read more
I just met with my leadership team. I confessed to them that I’ve been having a really hard time preaching. I need to take a time of silence… from preaching that is. Every once in a while I feel like I’m being pulled deeper, deeper, deeper, into the unknown and the uncertain. It isn’t a pleasant experience. It is terrifying. It is painful. It is necessary. So when I’m gulping for familiar air and there’s none coming, that is not... Read more
I had the pleasure of taking Bill Kinnon and his wife Imbi out for lunch today. You can read all about their trip from Toronto HERE . He too is a blogger HERE . We met online, struck up a relationship, and engage one another now and then in discussions about the church, theology and spirituality. We share many similar experiences and have come to many of the same conclusions. It was an honor to me for them to call... Read more
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