This week, Brandon asks AJ some follow ups on papal elections. How much of the election of a pope is about human, political machinations? How much is divine guidance by the Holy Spirit? How can we tell?
Episode 282 – Papal Politics
Second Annual Halloween Story
This is a story that I post at Halloween time, not necessarily a "Halloween story." There are no ghosts and goblins in this story (but there are politicians, which are WAY scarier). I have been working on this story for a while now and finally decided to put it to paper.
We Say That God Rules, But What Do We Do?
I wanted to take a moment to talk about politics outside of their normal season. Maybe, if we aren't in the midst of an election, we can be a bit more dispassionate and just have a chat. Unfortunately, politics have instead chosen to steal a page from the Christmas playbook and take over all year, every year. The question becomes simple, if not easy, one for us as people of faith. Who truly rules?
Episode 83 – Politics Are Hopeless
Why do so many Christians feel the need to attach their hope to politicians or parties? We need to remind ourselves that our primary identity and loyalty lay with Christ, and we need to try and educate the children in our lives that, while politics certainly matter, placing our hope in any human or human institution is a sure path to disappointment.
Looking For A Lesson In A Dumpster Fire Debate
I promise you, for my mental health as much as anything else, this will NOT become a political blog. Despite my honest intentions to do just the one post on politics, teaching social studies to seventh graders in the days after a presidential debate can lead to a certain focus.
American Politics Is Now A Godless Religion
Lies from politicians and political campaigns, though, are just an annoyance. The way non-politicians discuss politics, that's what hurts my head and heart.
Live Podcast 3 – Secularism vs. Pluralism
In the third and final installment of our live podcast series on meaningful conversation with Kelly Fitzsimmons Burton. This time, we talk about two of the philosophical approaches that define what conversation is allowed in the public square, secularism and pluralism, and their weaknesses. Make sure to keep following Kelly at retphi.com and keep the conversation going with us on Facebook.