One of the struggles a writer faces (or anyone else with creative projects as part of their vocation) is the sense of futility. It is one of those temptations that comes in a kind of inner voice. Why not be old fashioned and just call it one of our demons? The Demon of Futility It can […]
Reading Dense Theological Texts (Letters to a Young Pastor)
Dear ______: Ah yes, your preaching class is requiring you to read something by St. John Chrysostom. I’m so glad — when you get to know a great preacher like Chrysostom, you may end up with a mentor for life. And you might not pick him up on your own, right? But first you have to learn how […]
The Problem of Idleness (The Writer’s Inner Life)
As Mark Twain, allegedly said (but probably didn’t), History doesn’t repeat itself — but it does rhyme. (The funny bits all get attributed to the same famous guys. As Abraham Lincoln said, The internet is being ruined by fake quotations. That one has to be true. I have it on a bumper sticker.) Fake quotation […]
Learning to Read All Over Again (Letters to a Young Pastor)
Dear ______: It does sound like you are now in the thick of things in your new semester. Glad to hear your new classes are exciting. Sorry to hear that you are finding yourself overwhelmed with your reading assignments. I remember one classmate who added up all the pages assigned for all his classes for […]
The Cross of Christ — Protestant and Orthodox
Protestantism is all about the Cross. In my Protestant world, everyone seems to focus on the Cross all the time. It is all about the Cross, especially in the Evangelical segments. After all, the Cross of Christ is arguably the crucial event in the history of salvation. (There are other events that could also make […]
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