The Problem of Humor
Laughter is a problem. Yes it is, don’t laugh at me. It may be a problem larger than suffering, larger than evil, larger than a moon made of fingernails, and […]
Category Archives: The Heart of Faith
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Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas is a well-known song since the 1944 romantic musical film “Meet Me in St. Louis”. This is how the song begins (I considered adding […]
For Christ’s Sake?!
Monday is my rest day and one of the things I usually do at some point in the day is walk the dog and listen to a sermon on my iPod. I […]
U2, Newton, and Jesus’ Grace
In 2001 the rock band U2 released ‘All That You Can’t Leave Behind’. The album won 7 Grammy Awards and was voted number 139 on Rolling Stone magazine’s list of ‘The […]
Why Jesus Won’t Heal ‘Disabilities’
“Dude, you severed my finger.” Sadly it was true. Anthony and I were moving heavy logs, in preparation for a youth camp—kumbuyah round the camp-fire. “1-2-and … STOP!”—and like that […]
Fear, Power and Religion
For those of us investigating Christianity, let’s us keep in mind Jesus is not offering mere religion. He criticizes and deconstructs it, and offers an alternative radically different.
The Christian faith in a few pictures
A good picture is worth a thousand words, goes the cliché. The problem with clichés is that they are so often true. That’s how they become famous in the first […]
Chewing on It
A few weeks after Easter, I am still chewing on it. Christianity flies or falls on the foundation of Jesus Christ’s resurrection. As the apostle Paul wrote, ‘if Christ has […]
A Tale of Three Deaths
Yesterday’s Easter holiday coupled with the upcoming canonization ceremony for two popes this weekend here in Rome took my mind to a similar confluence which took place three Easters ago. […]
Poverty, Oppression and Freedom
“The people shall share the nation’s wealth.” Really? This optimistic slogan—painted post-apartheid—spanned a 20 metre bridge I recently crossed on the outskirts of Cape Town. Pastor Phumezo picks me up in […]
Wondering Fair 