Notions of Wisdom: Compartmentalization versus the Cross

Way back, I started what was supposed to be a three-part series on worldly wisdom and the gospel’s response, with the first category being about Consumerism. I wanted to make sure I picked that up again, albeit seven months after the first, and write about the second C in the sequence, Compartmentalization.

The battle against compartmentalization has . . . → Read More: Notions of Wisdom: Compartmentalization versus the Cross

Spiritual Sustainability and the Net (part two)

A couple weeks ago, I wrote about an experiment I was undertaking to free up time and mind share in order to have a clearer view of what’s important. Embedded into that experiment is the belief that our brains have limited bandwidth, and needless clutter reduces the capacity for intimacy and joy. So I cut Google . . . → Read More: Spiritual Sustainability and the Net (part two)

Sustainable Spirituality and the Net

I renamed this blog over the summer to “The Ancient Art of Shalom: Thots on Sustainable Spirituality is San Francisco” to more accurately reflect the journey that God has brought me on the last couple years. I’ll flesh that our a little more in upcoming posts, but I thought I’d start today on one aspect . . . → Read More: Sustainable Spirituality and the Net

Miracles in, or miracle of the Bible?

“Many miracles are recorded in the Bible, but what is most remarkable about the Bible is the Bible itself. In it God speaks through the miracle of human language.” – John Sailhamer, The Meaning of the Pentateuch, 68.

I was really struck reading these two sentences, being reminded that the miracles and signs that Jesus and the prophets performed . . . → Read More: Miracles in, or miracle of the Bible?

Steven Curtis Chapman: Seeing Beauty in Tragedy

In the latest issue of Wood & Steel, a quarterly magazine from Taylor Guitars, they feature a new signature guitar model they’ve crafted in honor of Steven Curtis Chapman, customizing it per his preferences, and a great accompanying article highlighting his life, career, and family. Undoubtedly one of the defining events of his recent life was . . . → Read More: Steven Curtis Chapman: Seeing Beauty in Tragedy