The significant problems we face cannot be solved at the same level of thinking we were at when we created them.
02361 – Solving Big Problems
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02237 – Doubt is the Beginning of Real Faith
The problem with accepting truth as it comes to us rather than truth as we divine it for ourselves is that it's not worth dying for--and we don't. It becomes a patina of ideas inside of which we live our lives without passion, without care. This kind of faith happens...
02012 – Complex World has Staggering Problems
The world is complex and facing staggering problems. It needs Christians who are up to the task of making a constructive contribution, intellectually ready for the challenges that humanity faces, deeply motivated to love God and neighbor with all our minds. from After...
01981 – Unity vs. Uniformity
Unity is not the same as uniformity. Unity, in fact, is the reconciliation of differences, and those differences must be maintained. We must actually distinguish things and separate them, usually at a cost to ourselves, before we can spiritually unite them (Ephesians...
01954 – What’s Your Problem?
Your problem is not that you don't know the truth, but that you don't know yourself.
01946 – Made a Difference?
Some people live an entire lifetime and wonder if they have ever made a difference in the world. A veteran doesn't have that problem.
01906 – Bear with Your Problems
One of the laws of the contemplative life is that in it you do not solve problems: you bear with them until they solve themselves.
01604 – Fools, Fanatics, & Wisdom
The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are so certain of themselves, yet wiser people are so full of doubts.
01551 – All or None
We need to develop the awareness that nowadays we are either all saved together or no one is saved. Poverty, decadence and suffering in one part of the earth are a silent breeding ground for problems that will end up affecting the entire planet.
01497 – Adaptive Capacity is Applied Creativity
In essence, adaptive capacity is applied creativity. It is the ability to look at a problem or crisis and see an array of unconventional solutions. Adaptive capacity includes the quality Keats found essential to the genius of Shakespeare--negative capability. This...