I once had a dream in which I was in the hospital and diagnosed with a deficiency of hope. The doctor referred me to the ‘hope clinic’, but the closer I got to the clinic, the longer the hallways became, and the line of people waiting in front of me kept multiplying, from just a … Continue reading How Long? An Advent Reflection on Isaiah 25.1-10
Sunday’s post, the first in this series looking at the themes of Advent through the lens of the Book of Isaiah, saw how, after Isaiah opens with an oracle of incredible destruction for Judah, this is followed at the start of chapter 2 with a beautiful image of a time when not only would the … Continue reading All Is Not Lost: An Advent Reflection on the Remnant in Isaiah 1-12
As part of some prolegomena I've been doing lately, which has included exploring my theological journey and influences, and some of the ways I've changed over the course of this blog, I thought it would be helpful to summarize the basic theological affirmations or assumptions that underpin the thought articulated here as a place for new … Continue reading Start Here: Theological Assumptions for this Blog
This week I’m spending some time on prolegomena, articulating how and why I engage with the world as I do. The other day, I told my story up to 2018 when I started this blog. It is a story of being influenced by a wide range of ideas and traditions, both Christian and non-, ancient … Continue reading Where I Am (How I’ve Changed … and How I Haven’t)
As I noted in my ‘housekeeping’ post last week, I’ve decided to spend this time before Advent begins on questions of my own spiritual autobiography and how my experiences have shaped how I engage with Christian theology and the world as a whole. Today I’d like to provide the broad strokes of my story until … Continue reading Where I’ve Been
Matthew Root 