The true gospel does not offer escape through the promise of another world.
It calls those who have given up on life to face it again—
to resist the passive flow of existence
and reclaim the active declaration:
“I live.”
The Pastor — A Merchant of the Other Shore Read More »
A brief reflection on faith:
Is it better to remain in innocence through ignorance, or to choose knowledge and embrace doubt?
Ignorance and Innocence, Knowledge and Doubt Read More »
He hides His face, conceals His hand,
and erases even the sound of His footsteps—
and yet, this hiddenness itself
may be the very form of His guidance.
The God Who Hides His Face Read More »
A reflection on the famous quote about discovering wings after being pushed off a cliff.
What if faith’s true miracle is not flying—but surviving the fall, rising again, and climbing back up.
The Miracle of Faith Read More »
A brief reflection on the story of manna and quail in the wilderness.
What begins as a miracle can, over time, become ordinary—and even a cause for complaint.
A short fragment reflecting on power and concealment.
From Olympus to modern elites, the playgrounds of the powerful are rarely hidden because they are noble—but often because they are not.
Olympus and the Playground Read More »
Heroes stand on applause.
Prophets stand on inward roots.
One fades when the crowd turns away;
the other remains—often in silence.
The Hero and the Prophet Read More »
A provocative reflection on Joseph’s refusal in Genesis 39.
What if our moral decisions are not always divine obedience, but personal preference cloaked in God’s name? This essay challenges the subtle habit of invoking God to justify our desires — and calls for a more honest faith that confronts, rather than conceals, the self.
Just Do What You Want Read More »
History may not be the product of memory, but of interpretation.
Experience leaves memories. Interpretation leaves structures.
In the end, what remains is the interpretation of those who have learned.
Those Who Learn Remain Read More »
The self does not die.
It only weakens.
Even in the act of abandoning the self and receiving Christ,
the “I” remains alive as the subject who abandons and receives.
Religious language that claims the death of the self often collapses
under its own philosophical contradiction.
To Abandon the Self? Read More »