The Sacredness of Questioning Everything - David Dark

Dark believes that questions are the key to spiritual vitality. In this book, he questions God, religion, the media, language, and governments. Sometimes his analysis is a bit heady, but his use of popular culture to illustrate his points is superb.

One of his main point is that if we believe that God is angry, offended, and on the defensive, then we might conclude that to act this way is to be more firmly aligned with the Almighty. But Dark calls us to a more thoughtful, critical, and gracious Christianity.

We must be willing to question our own interpretations and, indeed, our own thoughts about God in order that we might be faithful witnesses of the God beyond our thoughts and interpretations. We must not forget that, even at our best, we are cracked and flawed people: "there are cracks in absolutely everything... The cracks ... are how the light shines in, and it is only by remaining aware of our imperfections that we remain open to redemption and reform" (14).

I really like his thought that "the real story might not be evil versus good, but death versus resurrection" (230).