Hall calls us to a thinking faith that voraciously desires to understand, yet embraces the importance of doubt and uncertainty in the life of faith. We can understand the longing for certitude, but biblical religion does not offer certitude. Any kind of finality is nothing but a lie. "God offers us an alternative to certitude. It is called trust." »more
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Hall calls us to a thinking faith that voraciously desires to understand, yet embraces the importance of doubt and uncertainty in the life of faith. We can understand the longing for certitude, but biblical religion does not offer certitude. Any kind of finality is nothing but a lie. "God offers us an alternative to certitude. It is called trust." »more
Truth is knowable. Truth is do-able. Truth is proclaim-able. Thus, the Christian finds herself at odds with radical pluralists who claim that all truth-claims are equal, with postmodernists who question whether truth is knowable, and fundamentalists who reduce truth to propositional truth-claims. »more
The new wired world we live in is not all sunshine and roses. The vast majority of the internet is little more than “ignorance meets egoism meets bad taste meets mob rule.” The radical democratization of all voices does not lend itself to greater truth. Though all people are entitled to their own opinion, not every opinion is of equal weight or value. »more
Too often, our attempts to make the faith "cool" are a "sellout to show-business" or a "caricature of culture" - a mere accommodation to a rapidly changing youth culture. Baptizing culture is dangerous because "culture is not the same as Spirit." There’s a difference between "trends" and "transcendence." »more
In his follow-up to On Bullsh*t, philosopher Harry G. Frankfurt argues that our belief in an objective, external reality connects us to the reality of other personalities. If we lose this, we are left with only our own subjectivity. We are left alone. So, ultimately, our belief in truths and in the truth connects us to a much larger world. »more
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Hall calls us to a thinking faith that voraciously desires to understand, yet embraces the importance of doubt and uncertainty in the life of faith. We can understand the longing for certitude, but biblical religion does not offer certitude. Any kind of finality is nothing but a lie. "God offers us an alternative to certitude. It is called trust." »more
Truth is knowable. Truth is do-able. Truth is proclaim-able. Thus, the Christian finds herself at odds with radical pluralists who claim that all truth-claims are equal, with postmodernists who question whether truth is knowable, and fundamentalists who reduce truth to propositional truth-claims. »more
The new wired world we live in is not all sunshine and roses. The vast majority of the internet is little more than “ignorance meets egoism meets bad taste meets mob rule.” The radical democratization of all voices does not lend itself to greater truth. Though all people are entitled to their own opinion, not every opinion is of equal weight or value. »more
Too often, our attempts to make the faith "cool" are a "sellout to show-business" or a "caricature of culture" - a mere accommodation to a rapidly changing youth culture. Baptizing culture is dangerous because "culture is not the same as Spirit." There’s a difference between "trends" and "transcendence." »more
In his follow-up to On Bullsh*t, philosopher Harry G. Frankfurt argues that our belief in an objective, external reality connects us to the reality of other personalities. If we lose this, we are left with only our own subjectivity. We are left alone. So, ultimately, our belief in truths and in the truth connects us to a much larger world. »more
God uses the tensions and trials of life as a means of spiritual transformation. In pastoral care of others, we must not immediately seek to alleviate people of their pain. Sometimes, we need to invite people to embrace their pain as a means through which growth occurs. Indeed, we halt the possibility of transformation by denying or anesthetizing it. »more
Why is any Christian - especially a pastor - reading a book titled On Bullsh*t? That is a fair question. The short answer is this: As a Christian I am concerned about truth, honesty, and authenticity. Unlike lying, which admits the existence of these virtues and seeks to undermine them through deception, bullsh*t has absolutely no interest in truth, honesty, or authenticity. [Warning: If you are overly sensitive to the use of foul language, this article is not for you.] »more
Powerful feelings are aroused by beauty - feelings of pleasure, delight, wonder, and longing. These feelings possess a great capacity to transform us. We must recover the beauty of holiness or our religion will become nothing more than dry and dusty truth encrusted with overly-demanding morals. »more
The Bible is a storybook, not an encyclopedia. It is vital that we recover the narrative structure of truth. The story of God is meant to impact our lives and shape our own stories - our own truth. It can only do this insofar as it becomes our story. »more
Truth must be reconnected to kindness, beauty, and goodness. Futhermore, it must be reconnected to spiritual growth in Christian virtue and moral excellence. "For theology is not just an intellectual art; it cultivates the skill of living well." »more
Neither complete despair nor empty faith are the only two options for postmodern people. The real world exists. Even more, a real God exists. However, our human limitations should cause us to recognize that even though our apprehension of reality and God may be true, it
can never be complete. »more
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