I’m perplexed—(and a bit creeped out)—that it seems increasingly difficult to have a rational conversation with people. Just as an example, during 2020–2022 I sometimes said to friends, “I don’t…
Logical Fallacies
Visio Divina
We’ve posted about lectio divina here and here. There’s also visio divina (“divine seeing” or “sacred seeing”). What is that exactly? It involves gazing at an icon, work of art,…
Jesus: More Than a Carpenter
Since there’s been a flow of people leaving the Lord—(though they might describe themselves as “leaving the church”)—let’s look at one of the causes. As I addressed in this post…
Trained Controversialists
The following quote is reflecting a situation from many, many years ago—and in another part of the world. But it struck me as resembling, just a bit too closely, our…
Psalm 18 … a WOW Prayer!
I’ve become very familiar with Psalm 18 over the past few years. Though David in Psalm 18 was praying against human enemies (who were, of course, aiding the dark side…