Sojourner Archive

  • Letter to a Missionary: On Questions and Faith

    Posted on February 21, 2013 | 9 Comments
    It's possible that just as Christ was, as Christian theologians say, "Fully Human and Fully Divine," so are our interactions with God.

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  • The False Gods We Worship

    Posted on January 22, 2013 | 22 Comments
    As I've reflected, I've come to believe that one of the reasons the pants initiative and the letter-writing campaign have struck such a nerve is because they threaten cherished narratives that have become, in many people's minds, the gospel itself.

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  • Behold, the Condescension of God

    Posted on December 18, 2012 | 5 Comments
    O Come, all ye faithful. O Come, all ye doubtful. Come, all ye sorrowful and shameful and prideful and sinful. You are never so low, but that He has gone lower. You are never so lost but that He will seek you out.

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  • Pantsgate 2012: There Is Room Enough for All of Us

    Posted on December 14, 2012 | 6 Comments
    There is room enough in Christ for all of us.

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  • Encounters: We Are All Beggars

    Posted on December 10, 2012 | 3 Comments
    When we see physical need in others, it is merely an external manifestation of an inner need we all carry.

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  • Lena Dunham’s Sex Joke: A Missed Opportunity

    Posted on October 30, 2012 | 3 Comments
    Dunham's points about women's issues are worthy of serious discussion and consideration. But she undermines her credibility in the way she presents them. We still have a long way to go until women can be perceived as powerful without the cover of sexuality to make it "palatable."

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  • Choosing Faith in the Face of Doubt

    Posted on September 17, 2012 | 10 Comments
    The truth is that some things will hurt and be difficult. The truth is that some questions will never be fully resolved. Part of a mature faith is accepting the inherent ambiguity of life and acting in accordance with our deepest hopes anyway.

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  • The Pillars of Love, Part 1: Authenticity

    Posted on September 7, 2012 | 1 Comment
    To be pure, love must be authentic. This is much more than saying that love must be authentically felt. What I mean is that pure love must come from a heart that is stripped of deceit, for love cannot survive otherwise.

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