The Conspiracy of Advent
**Every year, I release this post as a way to put this season in perspective. I’ve updated the organizations to …
Category Archives: Theology
Letter on Suffering
I was recently asked this question on the nature of suffering: “What is the point of constantly suffering from the Christian …
Resumes vs Roots (Economics vs Oikonomics)
In previous posts, I’ve started a conversation related to two different ways of seeing and being in the world: what I …
Economics vs Oikonomics
**In the next few posts, I am going to spend some time unpacking what I think is a central way …
Rule of Life
In several different posts (Set Your Mind on Things Above, The Beauty of Discipline, among others) I have written about …
Blessed are the Shalom-makers
Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Matthew 5:9 (NIV) “Happy are those who work for peace; …
Set Your Mind on Things Above
In a recent post, “Point Your Life in the Right Direction,” I wrote about the importance of orienting one’s life …
Point Your Life In The Right Direction
“Oh listen, dear child – become wise; point your life in the right direction” Proverbs 23:19 This was the question the …
The Vicious “virtues”
Greed, gluttony, lust, envy, [and] pride are no more than sad efforts to fill the empty place where love belongs, …
Career Advice from my Mother
“We should go with our lives where we most need to go and where we are most needed” Frederick Buechner Growing …
The Wisdom Initiative 