“He rejected the Realists’ answer of force because it was clumsy and external. Force regulated by law can set limits to peoples’ dealings, but it is too crude to inspire their day-to-day, face-to-face exchanges. With regard to the family, for… Read More »Confucius, Punishment, and Perfect Love
Reality is steeped in ineluctable mystery; we are born in mystery, we live in mystery, and we die in mystery. Here again we must rescue our world from time’s debasement, for “mystery” has come to be associated with murder mysteries,… Read More »The Immeasurable Depth of the Mystery of God
“That God is beautiful is no secret. It is written on every flower, on the sea and on the mountains. That God is immense is no secret. All you have to do is look at the universe . . .… Read More »Who is God? A Quote by Carl Carretto
For one of my classes, I’m reading Why Church History Matters by Robert Rea. In the first chapter, he answers the question, “What is tradition?” He offers several definitions, and these definitions depend upon how one capitalizes the word. What… Read More »Traditions: Good or Bad?
For one of my classes I’m reading a book called “The Cross and Christian Ministry” by Carson. I’ve enjoyed a lot of what he has to say, but in the most recent section I read, I came across some quotes… Read More »A Few Thoughts on Calvinism
It is around 1:21 AM, and my almost 3-year-old just rolled over and our heads collided. Being a toddler, his head his made out of vibranium or something, so he continues to sleep peacefully while I find myself sitting on… Read More »Avoiding Violent Language
I was talking to a friend today, and he reminded me of a quote that I should have shared here! “But it is hard work to change, to be open, to take the risk of trust. Change always involves death… Read More »William Paul Young on Changing While Showing Grace
When talking about war, and the Civil War in particular, Wendell Berry says that he is “unwilling to come to rest with the idea of war as a solver of problems.” While he obviously agrees that slavery is a great… Read More »Wendell Berry on Alternatives to War
For a class I’m taking, we are reading Jaroslav Pelikan’s book The Christian Tradition: A History of the Development of Doctrine. My professor asked me to select a passage from this week’s reading and respond to it. Here’s what I… Read More »Tradition Versus Traditionalism
Similarly, I also think the standard definition of salvation breeds passivity. It’s like a line in the sand, and we say, “The most important thing in life is to be on the other side of this line.” OK. People cross… Read More »Saved: Binary or a Process?