Mockingbird Monday – Boo Radley and the Potency of Questions
“The more we told Dill about the Radleys, the more he wanted to know, the longer he would stand hugging the light-pole on the corner, the more he would wonder. ‘Wonder what he does in there,’ he would murmur. ‘Looks like he’d just stick his head out the door…’” “Wonder what he looks like?” said Dill (Chapter 1). I was speaking at my alma mater recently. I met my wife on campus there – so visiting is quite nostalgic. It makes...
Was Jesus a Heretic? The urgency of asking questions
Last evening, I sat down to watch a little of the news to get the latest update on the unspeakable tragedies in Japan. My children moved in and out of the room and didn’t seem to pay close attention to the television. Later on as I drove my oldest son to his practice, he began asking some questions about the earthquake, the tsunami, and the problems with the nuclear reactors. We talked for several minutes before he asked the most poignant and unanswerable question of all:...
Rob Bell, Mahatma Gandhi, Hell-fire, and Heresy: Why are Christians afraid of questions?
It seems that the promotional video for Rob Bell’s upcoming book is causing quite a stir in Christian circles. You can view the video here: https://www.robbell.com/lovewins/ The possible heresy of Bell’s thoughtswerediscussed at length ina recent CNN Belief Blog. The writer summarized the issue explaining,“In the promotional video Bell refers to the nonviolent Indian independenceleader Mahatma Gandhi, a Hindu, and asks, “Gandhi’s in hell? He is?”...
