I have watched history long enough to notice a pattern that refuses to go away. Every political ideal begins as a vision of wholeness. Justice. Equality. Liberty. Order. Peace. Each generation announces that it has finally understood what the last one missed. Each generation believes it can architect a structure strong enough to hold the…

I have had a long standing issue with the presentation of sin and salvation. The apparent disconnect from early understanding has had unfavorable consequences. Somewhere along the way the story shifted. What began as a narrative of growth slowly hardened into a narrative of guilt. What was once about becoming became about blame. And the…

I don’t really know until I experience. Before the experience, it is only thought. Concept. Architecture in my head. I can arrange it, analyze it, polish it. I can speak about it convincingly. But until I step into it, it remains untested—untouched by reality. I can describe fire. I can explain its chemistry, its color,…