John Stackhouse
3 min read
Some Tenebrae Musings
As the time for Tenebrae (Latin “darkness”) services has come again, one thinks of the shrinking circle of light in the Passion narrative...
John Stackhouse
2 min read
Avoiding Compassion Fatigue in an ADHD World
Remember Biafra? If you’re of a certain age—likely, 60 years old or more—you might remember magazine covers and TV shows devoted to the...
John Stackhouse
3 min read
Resurrection…to More of the Same?
Yesterday was the big celebration of the astonishing gift of “another life,” as they say in video games. How will you spend it?
John Stackhouse
3 min read
Find Someone Good? Go Deeper–Notwithstanding…
In a world of voices—what seems often to be a maelstrom, even a cacophony, of competing signals—how wonderful it is to find someone...
John Stackhouse
3 min read
Simple Is Good; Oversimple Is Bad
I happen to chair the committee that coordinates the major lectureship at Regent College, the Laing Lectures. Roger Laing, our patron, is...
John Stackhouse
4 min read
Fans, Fanatics, and Faith
Chicago Bears football fans, among which I number myself, having cheered for them since our seven years’ sojourn in the Windy City in the...