Theology

God is not done with what we want to give up on. He's often on paths we would not pick. Speaking through people we do not expect. Connecting dots we would never think to connect. And as we say regularly around here, and will keep on saying to help get it in all our bones: If it is not good, it is not the end. Knowing that can be the difference between going through a process and bailing on one.

If you don't believe you'll be able to "hear right" why would you bother asking at all? That's a logical conclusion. Here's the catch: If you assume you won't be able to hear, you'll never be listening either.

When the outside still looks fine, encountering hollow Christian spaces can feel like a form of gaslighting.

The gospel message was never a dismissal of the messiness of life–– the chaos, pain, dysfunction, disappointment, and loss. If anything, it's actually the only story that honors that reality and pivots us toward a better end.