Posts tagged Ecclesiastes
The Wisdom In The Middle: Resisting Our Age Of Binary Thinking
The Wisdom In The Middle: Resisting Our Age Of Binary Thinking

(OPINION) Drawing on a quote attributed to F. Scott Fitzgerald and a passage from Ecclesiastes, I look at the challenges today’s binary thinking. From immigration debates to religion and marriage, it argues that wisdom lies between extremes, where justice and compassion, conviction and humility, can coexist without flattening complex human realities in society.

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Christianity, Society, Religion, OpinionPaul Pratherpaul prather, Paul Prather, binary thinking, polarization, extremism, nuance, middle ground, Ecclesiastes, Bible, Christianity, faith and culture, F. Scott Fitzgerald, critical thinking, moral complexity, immigration debate, illegal immigration, civil discourse, political division, protest rights, constitutional rights, law enforcement, compassion and justice, religion, opinion, immigrationComment
Learning To Let Go Of The Struggles And Embrace The Mysteries
Learning To Let Go Of The Struggles And Embrace The Mysteries

(OPINION) Firmly in senior citizen territory now, I find myself unattached to nearly all the things I thought were important when I was young. As I’ve said before, and as countless others have said before me, getting old seems to be mainly about letting go, about learning — slowly and unsteadily — to hold all things lightly.

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Opinion, Archeology, ChristianityPaul PratherPaul Prather, Aging, Christianity, Wisdom, Solomon, Ecclesiastes, Descriptivism, Progressive Christianity, Culture war, IsaiahComment