I became troubled during the performance last night of The Sound of Music. I wouldn’t blame you if you believed that I was deranged to think that the family-friendly feel-good musical of all time … The Sound of Music: A Disturbing MusicalRead more
Religion and Culture
Psalm 107: A Pattern for Giving Thanks to God
A major reason for the contemporary church’s weak prayer life and spirituality is that we are infected with modernist individualism, which misleads us into believing that the corporate is opposed to the personal. This … Psalm 107: A Pattern for Giving Thanks to GodRead more
Corruption Isn’t Society’s Main Political Problem
When things go wrong in society, the finger of blame is regularly and understandably pointed at the “crooked politicians.” Corruption in high places does plague human societies, but it is not the main problem. … Corruption Isn’t Society’s Main Political ProblemRead more
God, The Great Deconstructionist
We Christians too quickly dismiss the skeptics. They actually can give us some help theologically and spiritually. Jacques Derrida and the philosophical literary movement of deconstructionism is an example.
The Urban Disease
Having grown up in the city and suburbs, I have the congenital urban disease. What is this urban disease? It is a disease of ignorance that debilitates our spiritual life.
