paradox
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The perfect length of beard
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3 min read
The pursuit of the perfect beard is a false expectation. How we deal with self-sabotage and perfectionism, however, is the real work.
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Wrestling with the wicked
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8 min read
The parable of the wicked tenants challenges us to see in it more than the Passion, but of the actions we treat as inevitable.
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The Absolutist
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1 min read
When people speak in absolutes, they are defining the terms in the most extreme way possible. Rarely is it true.
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Free Speech Never Is
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2 min read
The way we talk about free speech ignores its core paradox. We think we can simply ignore that freedom isn’t absolute.
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The Paradox in the Force
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1 min read
Episode 33 of the Make Saints podcast
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Believing in grace means living in grace.
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6 min read
24. Christians should be taught that belief unused is unbelief and a damning of God’s generous mercy. Much of what passes for faith or Christian theology is not a profound truth, but a riddle. We aren’t being honest with each other or ourselves; we’re unwittingly playing a game of deception. What I mean by riddle…