by Rich Hansen | Mar 30, 2021 | Provocative Questions
After a lifetime studying military history, Admiral William Crowe, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for the Reagan administration, concluded that in the fog of war, victorious generals misperceive what is actually happening 95% of the time. Defeated generals, on...
by Rich Hansen | Mar 23, 2021 | Provocative Questions
In C. S. Lewis’s The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Lucy and Susan are told about Aslan, the great Lion who is ruler of Narnia (and Lewis’s figure for Jesus Chris). “Then he isn’t safe?” said Lucy. “Safe?” said Mr. Beaver. “Who said anything about safe? ’Course he...
by Rich Hansen | Mar 16, 2021 | Provocative Questions
The word “witnessing” quickly divides many Christians. Some (often more on the left) are wary, perhaps even disdainful of the whole idea. “Witnessing” conjures images of obnoxious salesmen for God. With only these negative images of personal evangelism, this group...
by Rich Hansen | Mar 9, 2021 | Provocative Questions
Perhaps you’ve heard this story before. A captain looked out from his bridge into a dark, stormy night and saw a faint light on the horizon coming straight at him. He immediately sent a message: “Alter your course 10 degrees south.” Promptly, the reply came back:...
by Rich Hansen | Mar 4, 2021 | Provocative Questions
These weeks during the season of Lent are traditionally times for serious self-examination, something I don’t do often enough. I decided to offer some weekly reflections on issues we may not examine as deeply as we should. Last week I addressed the idea of...
