The Pendulum Problem
But here is the trap: the pendulum never stops in the middle. It doesn’t land; it only iterates.
Count it as Joy
What was thought to be a joyful closing chapter of this journey sucked the life out of us as we turned the page to a new chapter, as the story continues.
The Knowledge of Good & Evil
The burden that comes with the knowledge of good and evil, and the call back to the Garden.
Why Every Disagreement Feels Like a Moral Emergency
How outrage trains us to lose proportion, patience, and charity.
Why Don’t We Talk About Bad Seeds?
They start so small and seem insignificant, and once they enter the soil, they can easily be forgotten. Out of sight, out of mind. That is, until it sprouts its annoying little head out of the ground, but at this point, this pesky plant has already germinated and established roots in the soil.
Princiwhat???
Principalities are abstract structures that have “absolutized themselves and demand unconditional loyalty”.
Christian Leadership
A Toddlers Demise
If God Desires Good for Those Who Love Him, Why Do Bad Things Happen To Christians?
My Bad vs Your Good
We all desire for our lives to get “better”. But what does better mean?
The Complacency of Science
Should Science Inspire Us Towards God?
The Center Holds
The Pendulum Problem is an analogy/thought process that I have used to illustrate a dangerous new anthropology of reactionary behavior. Every week, or even day for that matter, it feels like the world discovers a new “emergency”. We wake to an endless feed of outrage, moral crisis, and side to join. Whatever the subject matter of the moment is, it can be applied to the Pendulum Problem.