“We need to face what we know. And we need to face what we don’t know. Only what is faced can be changed… Welcome to reality.” ~ Brian McLaren // Life After Doom

There is so much that is out of our control. As mortal individuals with significant physical, emotional and intellectual limitations. As a fragile species navigating a natural world of awesome power and violence. As inhabitants of a finite ball of a planet hurtling through an infinite universe. Thankfully, our psyches are well-prepared to keep us from spiraling into existential crises at every moment… but sometimes, those defenses also keep us from taking essential steps of prevention and healing.

Our faith--in God, in science, in human ingenuity, in hope itself--often serves as a helpful shield, creating space for us to live well in spite of our limitations. And it also calls us to trust that we can and should be honest with ourselves in order to create essential change.