THEME

Doubt as companion

Doubt, in these essays, is not a problem to fix before faith can begin. It walks alongside belief — in the confusion that never fully resolves, in the risk of being seen, in the Sundays you stay home. These are dispatches from someone who believes and questions at once.

  1. A Sanctuary of Grace and Doubt

    I make everything I have a tool to protect myself because of my over-developed need for safety and security. But only in God can I find any lasting peace and security.

  2. Skipping Church

    Maybe we are gods, but our kingdom is much smaller than His. We live in a world we think we fully control, but one emptied of meaning.

  3. Writing Blind

    My inner world is just as important as my outer world. How I live inwardly will bring context and meaning to my daily life.

  4. The Brute Fact

    I could make no meaning of what had been done to me. It was a brute fact, and it colored everything else.

  5. The Dog in the Lake

    I wanted to run, but it was too late. They spied our skin shining in the early morning light. "Wemistikoshe!" they taunted, "You're next!" There it was, the familiar taunt, somehow "white man" was a curse word. "Never come this way again!"

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