The candidates for the presidency of the United States, one of whom will be elected today, share a number of things in common. Broadly speaking,...
Election Day Reflections and a Prayer
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Gimli and Genesis 1
During the Battle of Helms Deep In The Two Towers, Gimli was driven into Aglarond, the Glittering Caves behind the fortress. When he came out...
Anxious Times
We live in anxious times. We are facing challenges from China, Russia, North Korea, Daesh (ISIS), .... As I write this there have been...
A Clarification
In my last post, I talked about cataphatic theology, which emphasizes God as revealed, and anaphatic theology, which emphasized God as mystery. I...
Mystery Revealed
To the seraphim who surround God’s throne, the outstanding characteristic of God that they ceaselessly proclaim is His holiness, pointing to the...
God as Mystery
In the year that King Uzziah died I saw the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up; and the train of his robe filled the...
God of Mysteries
There is none like you, O Lord; you are great, and your name is great in might. Who would not fear you, O King of the nations? For this is your...
Windmills
In places where there was no running water for waterwheels, medieval Europeans invented windmills to power machines. These early windmills developed...
For the Least of These: A Biblical Answer to Poverty
This book, published by the Institute for Faith, Work, and Economics, is now available. It is a discussion of the problem of poverty by a wide range...
New book on the Image of God now available!
My latest book, entitled The Image of God, is now available in print and in e-book form. The easiest place to find it in print is probably on...
Portals: Entering Your Neighbor’s World is now available
Portals: Entering Your Neighbor's World is now available at Amazon both paperback and for Kindle, and at Smashwords for other e-book formats. Check...
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The site is under construction. New content supporting Portals, including videos, will be coming online soon, and other books and resources will be...