Boredom and Craving

Boredom doesn’t come up very often in systematic theology. Pick up any three-volume systematics, check the index, it’s probably not there. But for many years bordom was a central struggle in my life. I was always searching for theological resources that helped to make sense of this experience. But I didn’t find much. Read more

Approval Addiction and Identity

After I experienced some sobriety from my primary addiction it became clear that there were a lot of other processes that I was addicted to—ways of thinking and acting that fed my main addiction. One of those sub-addictions rans deep underneath the radar of my life. Read more

Speed and Power

I don’t mean speed as in “meth.” I mean speed as in “fast.”

Like most people, I like speed. I tend to think that fast is better. A faster computer is a better computer. A faster internet connection is a better internet connection. Fast is better in lots of ways. I’d much rather go to a two week intensive to work on a personal problem than to slug it out for a year in therapy. Much rather. Read more