My wife miscarried in early 2013, which led us to wrestle with the question, “Where is God in the midst of suffering?” It is not easy. If anything else, however, Christianity is a religion which causes you to wrestle through such questions because at the center of the faith is the suffering and death of Jesus Christ.…
A Shot of Faith to the Head: A (Kind of) Review
A (kind of) review of A Shot of Faith to the Head by Mitch Stokes. This book unnerved me. In a good way. But it still unnerved me. Because it challenged much of what I believed about we as humans know stuff. One challenge to belief in God is “show me.” As in, show me the evidence…
A Slap to Our (Individualistic) Faces
The prevailing view of life today is that of an individual standing on his or her own, heroically juggling various responsibilities—family, friendships, career, leisure, chores, and money…From time to time the pressures overwhelm us and we drop one or more of the balls. All too often church becomes one of those balls…An alternative model is…
Raising Lazarus 