While at St Mary’s University, Twickenham, I studied with Professor Peter Tyler who took a Wittgensteinian approach to his research, but applied it directly to questions of spiritual formation in the Catholic tradition. As is generally known by those interested in philosophy, Wittgenstein wrote two primary works: the Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus
The Mark of a Christian We live in a day of deeply contentious disagreement on any number of things, but most of it is political in nature or over things that, while not overtly political, have been politicized. When we disagree with each other, we have two choices: We can
What Is Christian Coaching? Christian coaching is a discipleship tool that helps people grow from where they are to where God wants them to be. Focus is on the present and future – looking at possibilities and reaching goals. At the heart of effective coaching is a shift in thinking
Many are hesitant to accept the orthodox Christian doctrine on which it is possible for someone to abandon God and end up in hell forever. The reason for this resistance is obvious: if God could have a good reason for permitting such a bad thing to happen to anyone, it might
Four Out of Five Victims Don’t Report Sexual Assault. Can Christian Colleges Do Better?Title IX coordinators look for ways to combat silence and shame. Stand By Me. But Don’t Be a Bystander.Pay attention to the sin of passivity, especially in church leaders dealing with abused women. What Your Church Needs
There was a scholar of the law who stood up to test him and said, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?” Jesus said to him, “What is written in the law? How do you read it?” He said in reply, “You shall love the Lord, your God,
For Christians kindness is an important way that we express our love of others and in doing so express our love of God and show ourselves to be God’s children. When we show kindness and empathy in the presence of our children, they learn to be kind. I am posting
Whatever we think of Origen today, his commitment to the Scripture is undeniable. He is known for his allegorical approach to biblical interpretation. Unlike other Christian theologians of his time, he studied the Hebrew language and consulted rabbinic interpretations of the Jewish Scriptures. Yet, beyond these commonly known facts, there