Ranchers have a choice: build fences or dig wells. Wells are the better choice. In the Australian outback there are two main methods of…
Challenges to Christian Ideas
Discernment / Pluralistic World
The facts are relatively simple. Many of our neighbors in our pluralistic world are non-Christians, and so have adopted world and life views that…
Stewardship in the Quotidian: The Kingdom in the Bathroom
Community / Discernment / Spirituality
The ethical dilemma of my Monday morning: what should I do about a nasty toilet seat? My local coffee shop only has one bathroom,…
Christian Faithfulness and Gender Dysphoria
Discernment / Faith / Ordinary Life / Pluralistic World
Navigating Pastoral Care for People Living with Gender Identity Conflict (note: the names in this article have been changed) Oh, the things they don’t…
Technology and the Biblical Story
Community / Culture / Discernment / Maturity and Flourishing
Years ago, as a young engineer recently graduated from school and sitting in a cubical farm, I recall wondering, “What does the Gospel have…
Race in America: A Conversation
Community / Culture / Pluralistic World / Spirituality
Reading the World—interview of Luke Bobo on Race in America “To love your neighbor as yourself,” Christopher Wright says in The Mission of God,…
Discernment Exercise: Drawing a Line With Idiots
Discernment / Exercises / The Skill
I know, I know. My mother always told me not to call anyone an idiot, but really, what other word will do? I’ve just…
When to Argue or Not
Community / Discernment / Pluralistic World
Sometimes I swear it feels like everyone has become the worst sort of fundamentalist: quick to argue, slow to listen, no, unable to listen,…
The Recovery of Classical Greek Thinking
There were certain ancient schools of thought, particularly Stoicism and Epicureanism, which could not be fully embraced without abandoning some fundamental Christian principles. Again,…
Living in a Boring Cosmos
Culture / Pluralistic World / Spirituality
Consider being alone, still, in complete silence. It can be a precious relief, a lovely respite from noise, and busyness, and demands, and people.…