I hope that this means something. I hope it can help someone, and that it gives some perspective and light in a world that often seems overwhelmingly bleak. I’ve been struggling lately. Not with depression exactly, but with the overwhelming sense of pain and suffering that I experience daily here on the border. And I’veContinue reading “How Crisis Makes Us Hurt Each Other”
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Caffeinated Chronicles: Part 9-Faith Journeys: Navigating the Gray Zones of Belief with Shane Claiborne and Upton Sinclair
Shane Claiborne, what can I say. In the story of my spiritual journey, there’s probably no single individual who has been more influential. And I discovered him thanks to a Lutheran teacher. I’ve already talked about my cognitive dissonance at the discovery that Lutherans, whom I believed weren’t Christians, loved Jesus as much as anyContinue reading “Caffeinated Chronicles: Part 9-Faith Journeys: Navigating the Gray Zones of Belief with Shane Claiborne and Upton Sinclair”
Caffeinated Chronicles: Part 8-Questioning Faith: Navigating the Rapids of Cognitive Dissonance in Lutheran Waters
Talking to myself I have to apologize once more. I’ve let my blog lapse a bit, since I’ve been rather busy the last couple of weeks. I know I have an audience of thousands, just waiting with breath held for my next post. Just kidding. I know I’m mostly talking to myself. That’s ok. InContinue reading “Caffeinated Chronicles: Part 8-Questioning Faith: Navigating the Rapids of Cognitive Dissonance in Lutheran Waters”
Caffeinated Chronicles: Part 7- Unveiling Adolescence: A Crucial Moment That Altered My Path Forever
Imagine a group of teenage boys sitting around a table at lunchtime. What are they discussing? What are they doing? Why are they laughing? I’ll tell you what’s going on. One of the boys is me. I’m 15 years old. I’m sitting with my two closest friends, Thomas and Eric*. Joining us are a fewContinue reading “Caffeinated Chronicles: Part 7- Unveiling Adolescence: A Crucial Moment That Altered My Path Forever”
Caffeinated Chronicles: Part 2 – From Cheerios to Crawfish: Navigating Childhood Adventures on the Path to Revelation!
In the last post I spoke about the beginning of my journey. My time in Virginia, North Carolina, and Kentucky was incredibly important for my early development. My sister was born, and my life was just beginning. We lived at the top of the mountain in rural Kentucky for roughly 5 years. My dad wasContinue reading “Caffeinated Chronicles: Part 2 – From Cheerios to Crawfish: Navigating Childhood Adventures on the Path to Revelation!”
Beauty in Dark Places
**This is a repost from my other website: givenscalais.org (This post was written by Joseph) “They’re saying that mom doesn’t have much time left” is what my sister told me over the phone, while I was still in training for my new job. My heart immediately sank. “Well, S^#%,” I replied (I almost never swear).Continue reading “Beauty in Dark Places”
Coffee & Theology 