Edvard Munch, Death at the Helm, 1893, Munch Museum, Oslo, Norway. The rich young man in Jesus' clinic To be able to concretely love people, we must learn to partner with the mystery of change, to summon its appearance, come what may, and to diligently dance whichever conjuring ritual we happen to have stumbled upon ourselves. Matthew Stanley • Theology
No one is totally lost One way to see grace might be the power to create new and unexpected timelines. Matthew Stanley • Theology
Can you measure spiritual progress? The idea of assessing your spiritual progress will get you laughed at, and that's a damn shame. Matthew Stanley • Christianity
"The Last Word" (1967) by Rene Magritte Why Truth is a Person Whatever the truth might be, Hegel contends, it cannot be something like an artifact which can be taken up at will or a formula which may be rehearsed. Matthew Stanley • Theology
Untitled. (Ausgrabung eines überdimensionalen Totenkopfes), 1911 by Fritz Janowski Radioactive Love Like a radioactive substance, Love is leaking into the world from the porous walls of the Church, leaving everything irreparably changed. Matthew Stanley • Christianity
"Pandemonium" by John Martin (1841) Do you believe in evil? To lose evil is also to lose good – at least, a certain conception of good. Matthew Stanley • Theology
