Kevin's Theogrimage

This is a series of blogposts that reflect on some of the topics in the forthcoming book  A Curious Faith: Love, Loss and Living. You can find  Part 1   here. --- Early on in the year, I watched  The Walk  (2015) , a movie that tells the story of a French, high-wire artist who had the courage to walk the immense void between the two towers of the World Trade Center in the mid-70's. The plot development amid the thematic ploy of motivation in the face of doubt and obstacles was top notch notwithstanding. My father once used the illustration of the high-wire artist to impress a lesson on trusting God - He said that many times we know that God is all-good and all-loving and that he will grant us victory in the tough seasons and experiences we go through, but trusting God is similar to climbing on the back of the tight-rope walker as he struts forward in order to accomplish his fete.  I especially remember God's directing of me to head over to seminary to study theology a

This is a series of blogposts that reflect on some of the topics in the forthcoming book A Curious Faith: Love, Loss and Living. --- In the book A Curious Faith: Love, Loss and Living, an underlying theme is intellectual curiosity. The other day we were talking with my fiancée in person when viewing the sample copy, and she noticed the dedication had the words: “to those with intellectually honest questions. . .” And we wondered, does this word even exist? :)  I kind of had to explain myself and my curiosity in placing those words side by side. An article by Psychology Today observes that intellectual curiosity is a trait that we develop as kids and over time, as society gets more stratified we somehow become set in our ways. The article describes an intellectually curious person as “one who has a deep and persistent desire to know.”  On the other hand the article observes the peril relating to this trait. The story of Isaac Newton is given, whereby he placed a wedge betwe