Where is God in the Genocide? [SSL 296]

The Doors to the Sea was written by David Bentley Hart after the horrific Indonesian tsunami in 2004. Today I’ll be interacting with a portion of it that explains ideas of Providence, Evil, and God’s will, better than anything I’ve come across.

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End of 2023—SSL 290: There is no future without this main thing

Closing out 2023, I’m thinking about how we make a better future and I’m featuring insights on forgiveness from Archbishop Desmond Tutu (1931-2021) and the African concept of ubuntu that can make the future possible.

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15 fantastic teachers! Very insightful and enjoyable.

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Killing My Childhood God [SSL 286]

Today, a reading from Eugene Peterson’s potent book entitled Answering God

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I’m exciting to be speaking December 10th at 1pm!

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A Healing Presence in a Traumatized World | James Finley [SSL 282]

The answer to suffering is Love

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What About Good Returns? [SSL 281]

In the end, pilgrimage is about homecoming

Today I wanted to reflect on good returns and the work of Fiona Koefoed Jaspersen (Ordinary Pilgrim)

“Many believe a pilgrimage is about going away but it isn’t; it is about coming home.” – L.M. Browning

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