Donald Trump has, for better or worse, made himself someone that history will remember. But his bizarre and dangerous rise to power did not come from nowhere. Trump is both the cause and the consequence of a culture. He is an embodiment of the Trickster. A person who both forms and is informed by the…
Sanctification is the way Christ makes us holy. It is a gift from God. But it is not a gift given for our sake. We are made holy for the sake of other people. There is a fresh reality that comes from sanctification. Through the indwelling of the Holy Spirit, we are turned from strangers…
We often feel pressure to know ourselves. We are told that one of the most important parts of our journey is discovering who we are, to find ourselves, to know our authentic self. I think this is by and large a waste of time. Instead of trying to find out our so-called authentic self, we…