Beyond feel-good spirituality — and beyond feel-bad spirituality
Many people nowadays present spirituality as a tool for helping us feel good about ourselves. Such a presentation serves a vital human need because today’s [...]
Contextualizing absolute-sounding scriptural statements doesn’t minimize those statements; not contextualizing minimizes them
Contextualizing absolute-sounding scriptural statements doesn't minimize those statements; not contextualizing minimizes them How do we make sense of absolute-sounding statements in wisdom-texts such as the [...]
Study scripture as a scuba diver not a surface swimmer
Study scripture as a scuba diver not a surface swimmer When we swim in the ocean on its surface, we may find its vastness exciting. [...]